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206 Advances in Polymer Science

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Contents

Enforced Folding of Unnatural Oligomers: Creating Hollow Helices with Nanosized Pores B. Gong · A. R. Sanford · J. S. Ferguson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Telechelic Oligomers and Macromonomers by Radical Techniques B. Boutevin · G. David · C. Boyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Magnetic Field-Responsive Smart Polymer Composites G. Filipcsei · I. Csetneki · A. Szilágyi · M. Zrínyi . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Molecular Imprinting: A Versatile Tool for Separation, Sensors and Catalysis W. Li · S. Li . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Author Index Volumes 201–206 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Subject Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Adv Polym Sci (2007) 206: 1–29 DOI 10.1007/12_092 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006 Published online: 10 June 2006

Enforced Folding of Unnatural Oligomers: Creating Hollow Helices with Nanosized Pores Bing Gong (u) · Adam R. Sanford · Joseph S. Ferguson Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA [email protected] 1

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Backbone-Rigidiﬁed Folding Oligoamides with Tunable Cavity Sizes . A Novel Three-Center Hydrogen Bond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crescent Oligoamides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hollow Helices Based on Rigidiﬁed Structural Motifs . . . . . . . . . . Tuning Cavity Size by Adjusting Backbone Curvature . . . . . . . . . . Synthesis: Efﬁcient Coupling Chemistry Based on Acid Chlorides and Aromatic Amines . . . . . . . . . . . . . Folding-Assisted Macrocyclization: Highly Efﬁcient Formation of Shape-Persistent Oligoamide Macrocycles Highly Speciﬁc Receptors for the Guanidinium Ion . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Porous Structures Based on the Enforced Folding of Other Backbones Enforced Folding of Oligo(m-phenylene ethynylenes) . . . . . . . . . . Folding-Assisted Aromatic Tetraurea Macrocycles . . . . . . . . . . . . Cavity-Containing Tetrasulfonamide Macrocycles . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Abstract This article reviews the progress made during the last several years on developing folding helical oligomers consisting of aromatic residues based on a backbonerigidiﬁcation strategy. In this approach, rigid, planar, aromatic residues are linked by planar linkers such as amide and urea functionalities. Folding into helical conformations is realized based on the incorporation of localized intramolecular hydrogen bonds that limit the rotational freedom of the backbones, and through the introduction of backbone curvature by linking the aromatic residues in a nonlinear fashion. As a result, the corresponding oligomers are forced to adopt well-deﬁned helical conformations containing interior cavities. Changing the backbone curvature leads to the tuning of the cavity sizes. Such enforced folding based on a “tying up” leads to stable helical backbones that are independent of side chain substitution, which offers a variety of robust helical scaffolds for presenting functional groups. The pore-containing helices combine the feature of secondary and tertiary structures, a feature seen in few other natural or unnatural folding

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systems. Such an enforced folding approach should provide a simple, predictable strategy for developing a new class of nanoporous structures with predictable dimensions. Keywords Aromatic oligoamides · Foldamer · Folding · Helix · Nanoporous Abbreviations AFM Atomic force microscopy CD Circular dichroism 1D One-dimensional 2D Two-dimensional DCC Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide DMF N,N-Dimethylformamide DMSO Dimethyl sulfoxide DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid EDC 1-Ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide ESI Electrospray ionization GPC Gel-permeation chromatography HATU 1-[Bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium-3-oxide hexaﬂuorophosphate IR Infrared MALDI Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance NOE Nuclear Overhauser enhancement NOESY Nuclear Overhauser enhancement (effect) spectroscopy PE Phenylene ethynylene m-PEs meta-Phenylene ethynylenes TFA Triﬂuoroacetyl Melting temperature of DNA Tm UV Ultraviolet

1 Introduction During the last 10 years there has been increasing interest in the design and synthesis of both oligomeric and polymeric systems that fold into welldeﬁned secondary structures [1–10]. Foldamer research is the culmination of efforts beginning in the early twentieth century at the advent of synthetic polymer chemistry and the growth of ﬁelds such as molecular biology and supramolecular biology [4]. The amalgamation of these ﬁelds has led to the development of unnatural folding systems. The ﬁeld of unnatural folding oligomers (aka foldamers) was pioneered by the research groups of Gellman and Seebach, from the studies of secondary structural properties of β-peptides [11–23]. A foldamer, as deﬁned by Moore, is “any oligomer that folds into a conformationally ordered state in solution, the structures of which are stabilized by a collection of noncovalent inter-

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actions between nonadjacent monomer units” [4]. More simply, a foldamer can be expressed as an unnatural system that adopts a well-deﬁned secondary structure [2]. Numerous unnatural oligomers that fold into these well-deﬁned secondary structures (foldamers) have been reported since the pioneering work of Gellman and Seebach [11, 19–21]. Recent progress has been made in designing pseudo-biological oligomers (or polymers) that fold predictably. Major systems involve those developed in the laboratories of Iverson [23–26], Lehn [27– 30], Moore [31–47], Gong [48–55], and Huc [56–65]. Indeed, since the mid-1990s a veritable explosion in the development of novel folding systems has opened the door to wide-ranging biological and materials science applications. Unnatural foldamers are being developed to answer whether nature has the monopoly on folded structures, to mimic the functions of biomacromolecules, to test if new functions not seen in nature can be developed, and ﬁnally, to probe whether diverse chemical challenges can be met [2]. Among reported foldamer systems, those consisting of ﬂat, rigid, aromatic residues constitute a signiﬁcant percentage [8, 9]. Most of these oligomers fold into various helical conformations. This review summarizes the progress made in recent years on designing and preparing porous structures based on a backbone-rigidiﬁcation strategy that enforces crescent or helical conformations on aromatic oligoamides and related oligomers. Our own effort along this direction has led to foldamers with enforced, well-deﬁned helical conformations containing cavities of adjustable sizes. Recently, the enforced folding of precursor oligomers was also found to facilitate highly efﬁcient macrocyclization processes, leading to shape-persistent macrocycles with large interior cavities [66].

2 Backbone-Rigidified Folding Oligoamides with Tunable Cavity Sizes 2.1 A Novel Three-Center Hydrogen Bond We have developed a general strategy for achieving a folded conformation based on the rigidiﬁcation of the backbones of aromatic oligoamides. The key to the success of this approach is a three-center hydrogen bond consisting of the ﬁve- and six-membered hydrogen-bonded rings as shown by the general structure 1. We extensively investigated the stability of this previously unknown three-center hydrogen bond using both theoretical [49, 67, 68] and experimental [48–52, 66] methods. Amide 1a and its structural isomers 1b–d were studied using the Gaussian 98 program, X-ray crystallography, and IR and 1 H NMR spectroscopies. The obtained results clearly revealed positive cooperativity between the two-

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center hydrogen-bonding components, i.e., the two two-center components of the three-center hydrogen bond reinforce each other. The calculated and experimental results, shown in Table 1, closely follow the same trend. The cooperative effects are demonstrated by the N – H stretching frequencies. Relative to 1d, ab initio calculation indicates that the formation of a two-center H-bond in a ﬁve-membered ring in 1c produces a small blueshift of the N – H stretching frequency, indicating the weakness of this two-center H-bond which alone does not have the strength to produce the expected redshift. IR experiment showed that the N – H stretching freTable 1 Calculated and measured parameters for the N – H bonds of 1a–d a Compd

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quency of 1c did show a small but clearly discernable redshift of 11 cm–1 . In sharp contrast, the cooperative action of the two two-center components in 1a leads to a much larger redshift in the N – H stretching frequency of 1a than the two-center bond in 1b or 1c. The sizable redshift value clearly indicates nonpairwise effects. Cooperative effects are also manifested by the 1 H NMR signals of the amide protons, as indicated by results from both computational and experimental studies. There is a shift to lower ﬁeld upon formation of an H-bond. The shift is larger for the two-center H-bond of 1b than for that of 1c, and is the largest upon forming the three-center H-bond in 1a, indicating the energetic superiority of the three-center H-bonding over the two-center Hbonding. Ab initio calculation indicated that the donor N – H bonds of amides 1a– c were all elongated upon formation of intramolecular H-bonds relative to 1d. The formation of a three-center H-bond in 1a leads to the largest increase of its N – H bond length among amides 1–3. In contrast, the N – H bond of 1c shows the smallest increase in its length, indicating that the twocenter H-bond in 1c is the weakest. The measured N – H bond lengths of 1a, 1b, and 1c based on their crystal structures are consistent with the ab initio results. The enhanced stability of the three-center hydrogen bond was further conﬁrmed by rates of hydrogen–deuterium (H-D) exchange involving the amide protons. As shown in Fig. 1, compared to those of 1b and 1c, the amide proton of 1a exhibits a long half-life of H-D exchange, suggesting a very slow exchange reaction. Such a result implies that the enforced conformation of 1a is quite robust, undergoing slow interconversion between conformations. The intramolecular three-center H-bonding interaction also persists in the solid state. As shown in Fig. 2, in the crystal structure of 1a, the NH group is involved in both a ﬁve-membered ring H-bond and a six-membered ring H-bond, leading to a planar molecule reminiscent of a typical threecenter H-bond [70]. The six-membered ring H-bond in 1b is preserved in its solid-state structure. Amide 1b adopts a nearly ﬂat conformation due to the presence of this two-center intramolecular H-bond. The ﬁve-membered ring H-bond in 1c, which persists in solution as indicated by IR and NMR

Fig. 1 The half-lives of amide proton–deuterium exchange of amides 1a–c based on 1D NMR experiments (500 MHz, CDCl3 : DMSO-d7 : D2 O = 2 : 19 : 19)

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Fig. 2 The crystal structures of amides 1a–c as viewed from the front (left) and side (right)

data, is disrupted in the solid state. Instead of forming an intramolecular H-bond, the NH of 1c is involved in intermolecular H-bonding, indicating the marginal stability of the ﬁve-membered ring H-bond observed in solution. Positive cooperativity in the three-center H-bonding in 1a is clearly indicated by these results; the presence of the six-membered ring component helps the formation of the ﬁve-membered ring component which would otherwise be disrupted, as shown by the solid-state structure of 1c. The extraordinary stability of the hydrogen-bonded diarylamide structure was further demonstrated by the nuclear Overhauser enhancement spec-

Fig. 3 NOEs observed in the NOESY spectrum of 1e (6 mM) in 50% DMSO-d6 /50% H2 O (500 MHz, mixing time 0.5 s, 298 K)

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troscopy (NOESY) spectrum of the water-soluble amide 1e recorded in 1 : 1 D2 O and DMSO-d6 (Fig. 3). The persistence of the three-center hydrogen bond was revealed by two strong NOEs corresponding to contacts between the amide proton and those of the two adjacent methoxy groups. Even in the presence of 50% D2 O, the amide proton of 1e underwent very slow exchange, which allowed the NOEs involving the amide proton to be recorded. The high stability of the three-center H-bonds in longer oligomers was also demonstrated by the half-lives of amide H-D exchange, ranging from days to too long to be measurable [48, 52]. 2.2 Crescent Oligoamides We designed a series of short aromatic oligoamides with enforced, crescent backbones. Figure 4 shows the crystal structures of a dimer, a trimer, and a tetramer, which are the nitro oligomer intermediates for preparing longer oligomers. The backbones of these short oligomers are almost completely planar due to the presence of the three-center hydrogen bonds. The folded conformations were indicated by the strong amide–side chain NOEs that were detected by NOE difference and NOESY spectra in CDCl3 [48–50, 52]. Each of the amide protons shows the expected NOEs with the protons of the methyl or α- and β-methylene groups of its two adjacent side chains. These amide– side chain NOEs were detected in a variety of solvents with oligomers of different lengths. Their consistent presence has served as a convenient indi-

Fig. 4 The crystal structures of a a dimer, b trimer, and c a tetramer, as viewed from front (left) and side (right)

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Fig. 5 Expanded plot of the NOESY spectrum of 2 in CDCl3 (50 mM, 800 MHz, 300 K, mixing time: 0.3 s) showing the NOEs between the amide proton and the protons of the side chains

cator of the presence of the three-center H-bonds, and thus for the folding of these crescent-shaped short oligoamides. For example, the NOESY spectrum of tetramer 2 shows three cross peaks for each of the amide protons, corresponding to contacts with protons of the side chains (Fig. 5). Similar NOESY studies in water (90% H2 O, 10% D2 O) on water-soluble tetramer 3 showed the same amide–side chain NOEs (Fig. 6), suggesting that these foldamers are stably folded in water. These oligoamides, with rigidiﬁed backbones and persistent shape, possess large, amide oxygendecorated cavities that should serve as hosts for large cations and polar organic molecules.

Fig. 6 Partial NOESY spectrum of tetramer 3 in water containing 5% D2 O (10 mM, 500 MHz, 297 K, mixing time: 0.5 s). The NOEs between the protons of the amide groups and those of the adjacent side chains are indicated by arrows

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2.3 Hollow Helices Based on Rigidified Structural Motifs Based on the backbone-rigidiﬁcation strategy, oligomers with sufﬁciently long (≥ 7 subunits) backbones should adopt helical conformations in which one end of the molecule lies above the other. Extensive NOESY studies on the symmetrical nonamer 4 conﬁrmed this expectation [50]. In addition to the presence of numerous well-resolved amide–side chain NOEs, the NOESY spectrum of 4 also revealed an end-to-end NOE cross peak between the end methyl (Me) protons and aromatic proton b1 (Fig. 7). Due to the symmetrical

Fig. 7 The helical conformation of nonamer 4 in solution as indicated by the end-to-end NOEs (arrows). The same NOEs are not observed for hexamer 4a

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structure of 4, the observed Me· · ·b1 cross peak corresponds to two identical remote NOEs. This NOE can only be explained by a helical conformation adopted by 4, since the NOESY spectrum of a reference pentamer 4a (about half of 4) failed to demonstrate any contact between the corresponding protons. The same Me· · ·b1 NOE was also observed for other nonamers that differed with 4 only in their side chains, suggesting that the folding of these oligomers was independent of side chains. The crystal structure of an analogous symmetrical nonamer 5 (Fig. 8) showed a helical conformation that is fully consistent with the 2D NMR reA across) with sults (Fig. 4b). The molecule contains a large cavity (∼ 10 ˚ disordered solvent molecules (water and DMF). None of the three-center hydrogen bonds was disrupted, although NOEs indicated that some of the ﬁve-membered hydrogen-bonded rings were more distorted than the sixmembered ones. Variable-temperature NOESY experiments performed on 4 showed that the Me· · ·b1 NOE disappeared much more rapidly than the amide–side chain NOEs (Fig. 9), suggesting that the hydrogen bond rigidiﬁed backbone was quite resilient toward heating. Most likely, this molecule “breathes” and extends like a spring but maintains its overall helical conformation. We recently characterized undecamer 6 using NOESY (Fig. 10), which revealed numerous amide–side chain NOEs that were fully consistent with a three-center hydrogen bond rigidiﬁed backbone [52]. Three sets of longrange NOEs (indicated in Fig. 10a), which were not detected in the NOESY spectrum of a hexamer that was about half of 6, suggest that 6 did indeed adopt a helical conformation. The rigidity and planar shapes of benzene rings and amide groups, along with the localized three-center H-bonds, suggests that the conformation of

Fig. 8 The crystal structure of nonamer 5 (left: space-ﬁlling model; right: stick model). The side chains are replaced with methyl groups for clarity

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Fig. 9 Change of intensity of the two identical end-to-end (Me · · · b1) NOEs of nonamer 4 followed by variable-temperature NOESY experiments (2 mM in CDCl3, 500 MHz, mixing time: 140–500 ms), which show an elongation of the folded structure

Fig. 10 a Long-range NOEs as revealed by the NOESY spectrum of 6. b Computermodeled structure of 6 (side replaced with methyl groups) based on the crystal structures of shorter oligomers

the basic structural motif (the diarylamide moiety) is well deﬁned in these foldamers. As a result, the folded conformation of an oligomer can be viewed as the linear combination of all local conformational preferences. Based on the crystal structures of ﬁve short oligomers that we reported before [48–50], parameters such as bond lengths, bond angles, dihedral angles, and internuclear distances can be easily extracted. Using these parameters, a simple modeling method that is generally applicable to the prediction of the folded structures of other homologous oligoamides was developed. For example, the average internuclear (C-to-C) distances (dinterior and dexterior ) and amide bond angles (α and β) can serve as convenient structural constraints (Fig. 11). Thus, restraining dexterior and dinterior with the average values shown in Fig. 11 in a modeled structure is in fact a direct reﬂection of the rigidifying effect of the localized three-center H-bonds, which lead to crescent, tapelike backbones. With the average distances and bond angles, it was found that for meta-linked oligomers, it takes about 6.5 residues to complete a full helical turn; for meta/para-linked oligomers, a full turn consists of about 19 residues. Figure 10b shows one such energy-minimized structure corresponding to undecamer 6. The modeled structure was then examined against the long-

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Fig. 11 Average values of distances dexterior and dinterior , and bond angles α and β determined based on the crystal structures of homologous short oligomers

range NOEs in the NOESY spectrum of 6. It was found that the modeled structure was not only consistent with the measured NOEs, but also explained the relative intensities of these NOEs. A model of a nonamer corresponding to 4 also matched its NOESY spectrum. These results conﬁrmed the predictability of the folding of these aromatic oligoamides. This method should therefore be generally applicable to the prediction of the folded conformations of longer oligomers. It will be particularly useful for predicting the folded conformations of long oligomers for which characterization methods such NMR and X-ray crystallography fail. 2.4 Tuning Cavity Size by Adjusting Backbone Curvature By keeping the same three-center hydrogen bonds while incorporating building blocks that place the amide linkages at para positions on a benzene ring, the curvature of the backbone of an oligomer should be decreased. Specifically, the backbones of oligomers consisting of alternating building blocks bearing meta- and para-linked amide residues should be less curved, which

Fig. 12 a End-to-end NOEs as revealed by the NOESY spectrum of 7. The helical conformation of 7 is consistent with the NOEs (indicated by purple arrows). All long side chains are replaced with methyl groups for clarity

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is accompanied by an increase of the diameters of the corresponding crescent or helical amide. This design was conﬁrmed by studying 21-mer 7. The most conclusive evidence for a helical conformation adopted by 7 was provided by its NOESY spectrum (Fig. 12). At – 10 ◦ C, an NOE corresponding to two identical contacts between the end methyl (Me) and the ﬁrst amide (proton a) protons was detected. This NOE was absent in a reference decamer which was half of 7. As mentioned above, modeling shows that it takes about 19 residues to complete a full helical turn, which is conﬁrmed by the NOESY result of 7. A across [50]. Such a helix has an interior cavity > 30 ˚ By changing the ratio of the meta- and para-linked building blocks, it should be straightforward to systematically tune the cavities of the corresponding crescent and helical oligomers. Such a strategy is seen in few natural or unnatural systems and is generally applicable to the creation of nanocavities of different sizes. 2.5 Synthesis: Efficient Coupling Chemistry Based on Acid Chlorides and Aromatic Amines We have established efﬁcient coupling methods for forming porous aromatic oligoamides in solution [54]. Highly efﬁcient preparations of six different building blocks have been established either in our laboratory (8a,d,g,h) or by modifying previously reported procedures (8b,c,e,f). Compounds 8a–f were prepared in hundred-gram quantities and 8f–h were obtained in multi-gram quantities. Unsymmetrical oligoamides were synthesized by stepwise (C terminus to N terminus) coupling of the monomer building blocks based on acid chloride chemistry (Scheme 1a). In most cases, except for the ﬁrst aniline residue, the other residues were incorporated via nitrobenzoic acid chlorides. The resulting nitro-terminated oligomer intermediates were hydrogenated (Pd/C, 4 Pa, in chloroform/ethanol (2 : 1)) into the corresponding aminoterminated analogs which were subjected to the next coupling cycle. The

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Scheme 1 Synthesis of oligoamides

yield of each coupling step ranged from 75 to 98%. However, as the chain length extends, the coupling efﬁciency drops and the corresponding puriﬁcation of the desired products becomes increasingly tedious. To reduce the number of coupling steps, a convergent route involving the coupling of 4,6disubstituted isophthaloyl chlorides with amino-terminated oligomers was adopted (Scheme 1b). No particular difﬁculty was encountered in the preparation of the symmetrical oligomers, although the yields of oligomers longer than one helical turn were signiﬁcantly lower that those of the shorter ones. This is most likely due to the steric hindrance introduced by the folded conformations. Condensation reagents such as DCC, EDC, and HATU have led to reasonable results in most cases. However, the coupling between monomeric acid chlorides and amino-terminated monomers or oligomers has consistently given the most satisfactory yields. One disadvantage of the above methods is that the nitro-terminated oligomer intermediates need to be hydrogenated to the amino-terminated oligomers before the next coupling step. As the length of an oligomer increases, this reduction step was found to become increasingly sluggish. Some of the nitro-terminated oligomers were found to have limited solubility in solvents such as CHCl3 and CH2 Cl2 , which was probably due to strong intermolecular aromatic stacking interactions. To overcome these problems, a triﬂuoroacetyl (TFA)-protected building block was tested (Scheme 1c). The TFA group can be easily removed under mild basic conditions. It was found that, compared to the corresponding nitro oligomers, the solubilities of TFAterminated oligomers were signiﬁcantly improved.

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2.6 Folding-Assisted Macrocyclization: Highly Efficient Formation of Shape-Persistent Oligoamide Macrocycles In our attempt to prepare AB-type helical polymers based on the backbonerigidiﬁcation strategy, diacid chlorides 9 were treated with diamine 10. Instead of forming polymers, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) spectra indicated that macrocycles 11 were consistently formed in very high yields from repeated reactions (Scheme 2) [66]. Under a variety of reaction conditions, such as high or low concentrations of reactants, high or low temperature, and polar or nonpolar solvents, macrocyclic oligomers 11 formed as the overwhelmingly major products. For example, little difference was found in the MALDI spectra of 11a before and after puriﬁcation (Fig. 13). Such highly efﬁcient macrocyclizations are rare since typical one-step, multicomponent macrocyclizations are characterized by poor yields and serious contamination from undesired side products [71]. This discovery has provided a convenient method for preparing large quantities of these macrocycles. The observed high coupling efﬁciency can be explained by hydrogen bond enforced preorganization of the uncyclized oligomer precursors. Oligomers

Scheme 2 Synthesis of oligoamide macrocycles

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with fewer than six residues could not cyclize easily because of the rigidity of their backbones and the high strain associated with the corresponding macrocycles. For the six-residue oligomer precursor, the folded backbone brought the amino and acid chloride groups into close proximity, resulting in a rapid intramolecular cyclization. Given the irreversible nature of amide bond formation, the predominance of the cyclic hexamers and the scarcity of higher oligomers suggest that the uncyclized six-residue precursors formed more rapidly than other higher oligomers. Such folding-assisted macrocyclization should be generalizable to the preparation of larger macrocycles when para-linked residues are included in the design. It was found that macrocycles 11a strongly aggregate in various solvents. For example, gel-permeation chromatography (GPC) revealed aggregates with masses up to 200 000 Da (Fig. 14a). The aggregates are quite stable, remaining largely uninterrupted at elevated temperature (Fig. 14b). The 1 H NMR spectra of most of these six-residue macrocycles, particularly those with alkyl side chains, showed severe line broadening. Only at high temperature (> 60 ◦ C) and with mixed solvents containing chloroform-d and DMF (or CD3 OD) can the signals be resolved for some of the macrocycles. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) detected very long ﬁbers formed by macrocycle 11a (Fig. 15a). It was recently found that 11a acts as a very effective gelator for chloroform, suggesting that the macrocyclic molecules assemble into rodlike objects which then become entangled and trap solvent. This observation indicates that, by incorporating side chains of different properties into these macrocycles, it may be possible to develop a new class of gelators for a wide range of solvents including water. The most likely mode for the aggregation of macrocycles 11 involves intermolecular aromatic stacking. Face-to-face stacking of the macrocycles can be realized by the relative rotation of adjacent macrocycles, which avoids the

Fig. 14 a GPC trace of 11a eluted with DMF at 60 ◦ C. b Comparison of the GPC traces of 11a at 60 and 80 ◦ C

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Fig. 15 a AFM shows long ﬁbers formed by 11a. b Proposed stacking of macrocycles 11 (side chain = methyl) into long tubes

stacking of identical residues by placing the electron-rich diamine residue on top of the (relatively) electron-poor diacid residues. Such an arrangement should lead to the alignment of the macrocycles, which results in the formation of the corresponding nanotube with a diameter precisely deﬁned by the sizes of the interior cavities of the constituent macrocycles (Fig. 15b). 2.7 Highly Specific Receptors for the Guanidinium Ion Simple computer modeling showed that the cavity of macrocycles 11 is almost a tailor-made receptor for binding the guanidinium ion. The six guanidinium A) hydrogen bonds with hydrogen atoms can form six strong (H · · · O < 1.9 ˚ the six amide oxygen atoms (Fig. 16). In such a rigid complex, it is very likely that the six strong hydrogen bonds act in a positive cooperative fashion, which, in combination with the positive charge of the guanidinium ion and the electrostatically negative interior cavity of the macrocycles, should lead to very strong complexes between the macrocycles and the guanidinium ion [52]. Such an expectation was conﬁrmed ﬁrst by mass spectrometry. Studies by electrospray ionization (ESI) and MALDI showed that the guanidinium ion was speciﬁcally picked up by the six-residue macrocycles. It was found that all of the macrocycles, irrespective of their side chains, complexed the guanidinium ion speciﬁcally. With no exception, the stoichiometry observed was 1 : 1. The presence of other cations, such as NH4 + , NMe4 + , Li+ , Na+ , K+ , Rb+ , and Cs+ , even in very large (> tenfold) excess, did not interfere with the binding of the guanidinium ion. Figure 17a shows the MALDI spectra of the 1 : 1

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Fig. 16 Computer modeling of the 1 : 1 complex of macrocycle 11 (side chain = methyl) and the guanidinium ion

complex between macrocycle 11b and the guanidinium ion. The presence of other ions did not interfere with the formation of this complex (Fig. 17b). NOESY studies showed that the guanidinium ion indeed bound in the cavity of the macrocycles (Fig. 18). The observed NOE between the guanidinium NH2 signal and the interior aromatic protons a of the diamine residues provided convincing evidence for the binding of the guanidinium ion in the internal cavity of 11b. Surprisingly, no NOE was detected between the guanidinium protons and the interior aromatic protons b of the diacid residues. This suggests the possibility of a nonplanar conformation for macrocycle 11b when binding the guanidinium ion. In such a conformation, protons b are not in the same plane shared by the guanidinium protons, protons a, and the amide oxygens, and are probably exposed to solvent molecules. The discovery of these highly speciﬁc receptors has provided the basis for designing speciﬁc receptors of substituted guanidinium ions, many of which are biologically relevant [72]. It needs to be pointed out that the noncyclic

Fig. 17 MALDI-TOF spectra of a 11b and guanidinium hydrochloride (G) (1 : 1), and b 11b and one equivalent each of guanidine hydrochloride (G), LiCl, NaCl, KCl, RbCl, CsCl, and NH4 Cl

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Fig. 18 NOE between the guanidinium (NH2 ) protons and the aromatic protons a of 11b as revealed by the NOESY spectrum of the 1 : 1 mixture of 11b and guanidinium thiocyanate (500 MHz, 2 mM in acetone-d6 , 283 K, mixing time: 0.4 s)

crescent or helical oligoamides developed by us also possess amide oxygenrich hydrophilic cavities and should thus act as hosts for large cations and polar molecules. In addition to binding the guanidinium ion and its derivatives, it should be possible to develop receptors for polar molecules such as carbohydrates using our cyclic and folding oligoamides. The tunability of our foldamers should allow tailoring of the cavity size to the corresponding guest.

3 Porous Structures Based on the Enforced Folding of Other Backbones In addition to the aromatic oligoamides discussed above, we have also designed foldamers by enforcing folded conformations on other oligomers consisting of aromatic residues.

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3.1 Enforced Folding of Oligo(m-phenylene ethynylenes) A class of oligo(m-phenylene ethynylenes) (oligo(m-PEs)) that are forced into folded (crescent or helical) conformations by intramolecular H-bonding were created [51, 53]. The general structure 12 of these m-PE foldamers is shown in Fig. 19a. By introducing an intramolecular hydrogen bond, the relatively free internal rotation (0.6 kcal/mol) of the diphenylacetylene unit is limited, which in turn leads to a rigidiﬁed backbone. Introducing the same intramolecular hydrogen bond into m-PE oligomers of various chain lengths would lead to foldamers with well-deﬁned conformations. Ab initio molecular orbital calculations indicated that 12a adopted a completely planar conformation that was rigidiﬁed by its intramolecular H-bond. The H-bonded conformation 12a is 5.8 kcal/mol more stable than 12b (Fig. 19b). Deviation from the planar conformation of 12a by interrupting the intramolecular hydrogen bond led to a rapid increase in energy. A rotational barrier of 7.19 kcal/mol between conformers 12a and 12b was also found (Fig. 19c). The H-bonded conformation 12a was conﬁrmed by its crystal structure (Fig. 19d). As expected, the intramolecular H-bond leads to a planar conformation that is consistent with results from ab initio calculations. Oligo(m-PEs) 13–18 with two to seven residues were synthesized by stepwise, Pd-catalyzed (Sonogashira) coupling. These oligomers were then char-

Fig. 19 a Backbone-rigidiﬁed m-PE foldamers. b Energies of 12a and 12b. c Computed rotational barrier from 12a to 12b. d The crystal structure of 12a

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Fig. 20 Partial NOESY spectrum of hexamer 19 (8 mM in CDCl3, 500 MHz, 263 K, mixing time: 0.3 s). The end-to-end contacts between proton t1 and the methyl protons Me1 and Me2 are indicated in the structure

acterized using 1D and 2D 1 H NMR and UV spectroscopy. It was found that pentamer 16, hexamer 17, and heptamer 18 adopted well-deﬁned, helical conformations in chloroform, a solvent denaturing m-PE oligomers that fold by solvophobic interaction [31]. Figure 20 shows the expanded NOESY spectrum of hexamer 19, which reveals NOEs between the remote protons of the two terminal residues. The observed NOEs can only be explained by a helical conformation adopted by 19. Similar to the folding aromatic oligoamides developed by us, our results on oligo(m-PEs) provided another system of oligomers with predictable folding and well-deﬁned conformations. 3.2 Folding-Assisted Aromatic Tetraurea Macrocycles Intramolecular hydrogen bonds were also incorporated into aromatic oligo(ureas) [73]. For example, NMR studies showed that tetramer 20 adopted a crescent conformation. Cyclic tetramer 21 was prepared in high yield

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Scheme 3 Synthesis of tetraurea macrocycles

(> 80%) from the corresponding linear precursor (Scheme 3). The cyclic tetraurea macrocycles were more conveniently prepared by a [2 + 2] macrocyclization that involves the dimerization of two dimers [73]. Obviously, the cyclization leading to 21 was assisted by the preorganized backbone of the linear precursors. Binding studies indicated that 21 showed high speciﬁcity toward the potassium ion. Even more interesting is the fact that, based on computer modeling, the ﬂat surface area of 21 matches almost exactly the size of the coplanar guanine tetrad found in quadruplex DNA. Preliminary binding studies showed that, indeed, even a neutral 21b analog (with a chiral ether side chain) dramatically increased the Tm of a target quadruplex DNA (∆T ≥ 30 ◦ C). 3.3 Cavity-Containing Tetrasulfonamide Macrocycles In an attempt to develop aromatic oligosulfonamides that fold by backbonerigidifying hydrogen bonds, we accidentally discovered tetrasulfonamide

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Fig. 21 a Aromatic tetrasulfonamide macrocycles 23a and 23b designed and characterized. b The crystal structure of 23a

macrocycles adopting a cone-shaped conformation (Fig. 21a) that was conﬁrmed by both 2D NMR and X-ray crystallography [74]. The crystal structure of 23a is shown in Fig. 21b. These tetrasulfonamides are reminiscent of the cone-shaped conformation of calix[4]arenes, with a cavity surrounded by the corresponding aromatic rings. Such a cavity may serve as host for small guest molecules. For example, in the solid state, a DMF molecule was found in the cavity of 23a (Fig. 21b). Such a well-deﬁned cone conformation may provide a platform for designing cavity-containing molecules of various properties. For example, replacing the numerous phenolic ether side chains should lead to the control of the solubility and even binding behavior of the corresponding macrocyclic molecules. Replacing the benzene residues with larger aromatic residues should lead to the tuning of the cavity sizes.

4 Other Foldamer Systems with Rigidified Backbones 4.1 Oligoanthranilimides In 1997, Hamilton et al. reported that anthranilimide derivatives could be used as monomer units for helically folding oligomers in the solid state (Fig. 22) [75]. The design is based on (1) the ability of anthranilimide derivatives to form intramolecular hydrogen bonds between adjacent amide-NH and -CO groups, and (2) the backbone was curved by introducing two other subunits based on pyridine-2,6-carboxylic acid and 4,6-dimethoxy-1,3diaminobenzene. Indeed, in the solid state, a nonamer of this series crystallized into two polymorphs, corresponding to two different two-turn helical structures. In one polymorph, the structure contains two turns of the same helical sense. In the other polymorph, the structure contains one turn of

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Fig. 22 Nine-residue oligoanthranilimides that fold into helical conformations

a right- and one turn of a left-handed helix linked through the spacer based on the 4,6-dimethoxy-1,3-diaminobenzene subunits. 4.2 Folding Oligoamides Consisting of Heterocyclic Residues Lehn reported [76] oligomers consisting of 2 -pyridyl-2-pyridinecarboxamide units (Fig. 23). NMR studies indicated that at low concentration, a single species that was consistent with a single-helix structure existed. At increased concentrations, a new species appeared that was attributed to a double helix consisting of two intertwined monomeric strands. The double-stranded helices are stabilized by extensive intermolecular aromatic stacking interactions. Both single and double helices were conﬁrmed by the X-ray structures of less soluble analogs. More recently, based on X-ray diffraction and NMR studies, Huc and coworkers showed that short, oligo(pyridine dicarboxamide) strands bearing benzyloxy and hydroxyl functionalities adopt robust single helical conformations in the solid state. Oligomers bearing hydroxylate groups, which render water solubility, were found by 1 H NMR to be folded in polar solvents including water [77]. These oligomers fold via strong intramolecular hydrogen-bonding interactions along the backbone between amide protons and pyridine nitrogens. The resulting helix was reported to be

Fig. 23 Oligo(pyridine dicarboxamides). The molecules are forced to adopt helical conformations by intramolecular hydrogen-bonding interactions between amide protons and pyridine nitrogens

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Fig. 24 Backbone-rigidiﬁed folding oligoamides described by a Huc [65] and b Chen [78]

very stable and contained a polar interior channel that showed an afﬁnity to solvent molecules such as water and methanol. Huc et al. reported aromatic oligoamides based on quinoline residues (Fig. 24a) [65]. It was found that the corresponding oligomers folded into stable helical conformations based on three-center intramolecular hydrogenbonding interactions involving the amide protons and their adjacent pyridine N atoms. This class of oligomers was found to be stably folded in both nonpolar and polar solvents. Their folded conformations were also revealed by their crystal structures. Another related system of aromatic oligoamides that fold based on partial backbone rigidiﬁcation was reported by Chen et al. [78]. This class of foldamers is based on building blocks derived from 1,10-phenanthroline diacid and o-phenylenediamine (Fig. 24b). In spite of the hydrogen-bonded backbones of these oligomers, it was found that methanol promoted the folding of these molecules more than chloroform and methylene chloride, suggesting the role of solvophobic-driven folding in this system. A partially rigid foldamer system was recently reported by Parquette et al. [79]. The oligomers were derived from alternating sequences of pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamides and meta-(phenylazo)azobenzenes. The helical conformations were revealed by crystal structures. In solution, the folded conformations and their corresponding dynamics were probed by NMR. 4.3 Other Backbone-Rigidified Helical Foldamers with Interior Cavities Except for the folding aromatic oligoamides developed by us, few other helical foldamers reported so far contain any meaningful interior cavities. Unnatural foldamers with interior cavities include those described by Lehn [29] and Moore [31]. A few examples of porous helical oligoamides have started to appear in recent years. Li et al. recently reported the synthesis and characterization of a series of hydrogen bond-driven hydrazide foldamers and their recognition for alkyl saccharides in chloroform (Fig. 25a) [80]. The rigidity and planarity of this

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Fig. 25 a The oligohydrazide foldamers developed by Li et al. [80]. b The helical polyurea reported by Meijer et al. [81]

system were conﬁrmed by X-ray analysis and 1 H NMR of shorter oligomers. Folding and helical conformations of the longer oligomers was determined by 1D and 2D 1 H NMR and IR spectroscopy. Molecular mechanics calculations revealed that these oligomers possess a rigid cavity with a diameter size esA; half of the carbonyl groups in the folded conformation timated to be 10 ˚ orient inward toward the inside of the cavity. This feature allowed the system to complex alkylated mono- and disaccharides in chloroform, as evidenced by 1 H NMR and circular dichroism (CD) experiments. The association constants of the saccharide complexes were determined using 1 H NMR and ﬂuorescence titration methods. Meijer et al. described oligo- and polyureas that fold into a helical conformation containing a large hydrophilic cavity (Fig. 25b) [81]. Folding in this case is enforced by the intramolecular hydrogen bonds formed between the urea hydrogens and their adjacent imide carbonyl oxygens. CD study showed that this polymer demonstrated a strong Cotton effect in THF, which was explained by transfer of chirality from the UV-silent chiral side chains to the backbone. Interestingly, no Cotton effect was observed for these molecules in chloroform, in which the intramolecular hydrogen bonds should still persist.

5 Conclusions During the last 5 years, we have fully established the rules for folding a class of porous oligoamides with enforced, curved backbones. The reliability of the three-center H-bond, which plays the critical role in enforcing the folded conformation of these molecules, is demonstrated by all the oligomers characterized. Folding was independent of side chains and solvents. Large hydrophilic internal cavities are obtained and the cavity size can be tuned while maintaining the crescent or helical conformations. Folding of oligomer precursors was found to assist a highly efﬁcient, one-step, multicomponent macrocyclization which leads to large quantities of a new class of shape-

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persistent macrocycles that stack strongly. The meta-linked cyclic and noncyclic oligomers showed high speciﬁcity toward the guanidinium ion. This backbone-rigidiﬁcation strategy has reliably led to well-deﬁned, stably folded conformations in a variety of solvents and in the solid state. Extending this strategy to other oligomers has also led to stable structures, as shown by our own reports and those of others. Acknowledgements The authors thank the current and previous Gong group members for their contributions to the research discussed in this article. Work from the authors’ laboratory was supported by the National Science Foundation (CHE-0314577), the National Institutes of Health (R01GM63223), and the Ofﬁce of Naval Research (N000140210519).

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Telechelic Oligomers and Macromonomers by Radical Techniques B. Boutevin (u) · G. David (u) · C. Boyer (u) Laboratoire de Chimie Macromoléculaire, UMR/CNRS 5076, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier, 8 rue de l’école normale, 34296 Montpellier, Cedex 5, France [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] 1

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Synthesis of Telechelic Oligomers by Radical Techniques . . . . . . . . Telechelic Oligomers Obtained by Telomerization . . . . . . . . . . . . . Radical Addition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nucleophilic Addition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chain-End Chemical Modiﬁcation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telechelic Oligomers Obtained by Dead-End Polymerization . . . . . . . Styrene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acrylates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fluoro-type Monomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other Monomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telechelic Oligomers Obtained by Addition–Fragmentation . . . . . . . Use of Chain Transfer Agents in Addition–Fragmentation . . . . . . . . Catalytic Chain Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telechelic Oligomers Obtained by Other Conventional Radical Polymerizations . . . . . . . . Use of Initer/Iniferter Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oxidative Cleavage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telechelic Oligomers Obtained by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerzation Synthesis of Telechelic Oligomer Precursors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Synthesis of Telechelic Oligomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telechelic Oligomers Obtained by Reversible Addition–Fragmentation Chain Transfer . . . . Use of a Trithioester Transfer Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thioester Modiﬁcation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telechelic Oligomers Obtained by Nitroxide-Mediated Polymerization . Synthesis of Precursors of Telechelic Oligomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Synthesis of Telechelic Oligomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telechelic Oligomers Obtained by Iodine Transfer Polymerization . . . . Direct Chemical Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Functionalization by Radical Addition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Radical Coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Synthesis of Macromonomers by Radical Techniques . New Macromolecular Designs of Macromonomers . . Acrylic and Styrenic Double Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . Other Reactive Double Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Macromonomers with Polycondensable Groups . . . .

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Macromonomers Obtained by Telomerization . . . . . . . . . . . . . Macromonomers with a Polymerizable Double Bond . . . . . . . . . Macromonomers with Polycondensable Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . Macromonomers Obtained by Addition–Fragmentation and Catalytic Chain Transfer . . . . . . Addition–Fragmentation Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catalytic Chain Transfer Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Macromonomers Obtained by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Synthesis of Macromonomers with a Polymerizable Double Bond . . Synthesis of Macromonomers with Polycondensable Groups . . . . . Macromonomers Obtained by Nitroxide-Mediated Polymerization . Modiﬁcation of the ω Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modiﬁcation of the α Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Macromonomers Obtained by Other Techniques . . . . . . . . . . .

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Abstract This review summarizes nearly 400 references (since 1990) intended to highlight directions on the synthesis of telechelic oligomers and macromonomers by radical techniques. This review ﬁrst takes into account the recent developments in further conventional radical polymerizations, such as dead-end polymerization and also telomerization reactions. Among all the conventional radical polymerizations, addition–fragmentation transfer (AFT) polymerization realized a real breakthrough for the synthesis of telechelic oligomers and especially for macromonomers by coupling AFT with catalytic chain transfer. Then, surveys concerning telechelic oligomers and macromonomers prepared by living radical polymerizations are mentioned. Atom transfer radical polymerization, nitroxide-mediated polymerization, reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer polymerization and also iodine transfer polymerization allow for accurate control of chain-end functionality, either a functional group or a double bond. Novel reactions like radical coupling of oligomers previously obtained by living radical polymerizations are enhanced. Keywords Telechelic oligomers · Macromonomers · Conventional Radical Polymerizations · Controlled/Living Radical Polymerization · Chemical Modiﬁcation

Abbreviations ACVA 4,4 -Azobis(4-cyanovaleric acid) AFT Addition–fragmentation transfer polymerization AIBN α,α -Azobis(isobutyronitrile) ATRC Atom transfer radical coupling ATRP Atom transfer radical polymerization BHEBT S,S -Bis(2-hydroxyethyl-2 -butyrate)trithiocarbonate BMA Benzyl methacrylate n-BA n-Butyl acrylate CCT Catalytic chain transfer Co(tpp) 5,10,15,20-Tetraphenyl-21H,23H-porphine cobalt(II)

Telechelic Oligomers and Macromonomers by Radical Techniques CRP CTA DABCO DEP DMF DMSO dNbipy ETPEP FATRIFE GPC HEMA HMTETA IEM ITP LC LRP MADIX MALDI MMA MS NIPAM NMP PDI PMMA PRT PS PVC RAFT SET TEMPO THF TMI TPSE VAc VDF

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Controlled radical polymerization Chain transfer agent 1,4-Diazabicyclo[2,2,2]octane Dead-end polymerization Dimethylformamide Dimethyl sulfoxide 4,4 -Di-(5-nonyl)-2,2 bipyridine Ethyl-2-[1-((2-tetrahydrofuranyl)peroxy)ethyl]propenoate 2,2,2-Trifuoroethyl α-ﬂuoroacrylate Gel permeation chromatography Hydroxyethyl methacrylate 1,1,4,7,10,10-Hexamethyltriethylenetetraamine Isocyanoethyl methacrylate Iodine transfer polymerization Liquid chromatography Living radical polymerizations Macromolecular design trough interchange of xanthates Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of ﬂight Methyl methacrylate Mass spectroscopy N-Isopropylacrylamide Nitroxide-mediated polymerization Polydispersity index Poly(methyl methacrylate) Primary radical termination Polystyrene Poly(vinyl chloride) Reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer polymerization Single electron transfer 2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidinyloxy Tetrahydrofuran 1-(Isopropenylphenyl)-1,1-dimethylmethyl isocyanate 1,1,2,2-Tetraphenyl-1,2-bis(trimethylsiloxy)ethane Vinyl acetate Vinylidene ﬂuoride

1 Introduction The deﬁnitions given for “telechelic oligomers” and “macromonomers” are not accurate and often lead to some confusion between these two terms in the literature. For instance, the term “macromonomer” is often replaced by “semitelechelic” [1]. Without prescribing any normalization, it is necessary to deﬁne well these two terms in order to correctly review the work done in both areas. To simplify, the deﬁnitions will be based on the functionality. Hence, a functionality of 2 on one chain end will be related to macromonomers. This comprises molecules bearing either a double bond or two polycondens-

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Scheme 1 The telechelic and macromonomer structures

able groups at the same chain end. The two polycondensable groups will be identical and named G, according to Scheme 1. On the other hand, a functionality of 1 on each chain end will be related to telechelic compounds (Scheme 1). This includes diols, diamines, and diacides. Of course it also comprises dioleﬁn compounds that usually lead to gels or networks. We can also note that when the G and G functional groups are different at each chain end, the appropriate term becomes heterotelechelic (Table 1). It is also necessary to specify the particular case of macromolecules bearing a well-identiﬁed G functionality at one chain end and a thermally reactivated group at the G chain end. These groups can be nitroxides, an iodine atom, xanthate, etc.and are commonly used in living radical polymerizations (LRP). These compounds may be classiﬁed as monofunctional oligomers (Table 1). According to these deﬁnitions, macromonomers can be considered as precursors of graft copolymers, whereas telechelic oligomers will lead to multiblock copolymers. Among various methods for preparing telechelic oligomers and macromonomers, the radical polymerizations are certainly the most studied techniques. The success of radical polymerization may be due to the fact that no puriﬁcation of the reactants is required and also the experimental conditions are generally not drastic. Furthermore, almost all the vinyl monomers can react through radical polymerization. In the 1990s, the syntheses of telechelic oligomers and of macromonomers were reviewed, for instance by Boutevin [2] and Rempp and Franta [3] and by Ito and Kawaguchi [4–6], respectively. These surveys deal with the use of conventional radical polymerizations, such as telomerization or dead-end polymerization (DEP), to achieve the telechelic or macromonomer structure.

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Table 1 Schematic representations of each structural family Structural family

Functionality by chain end

Telechelic oligomers G functional group Heterotelechelic oligomers Monofunctional oligomers

G = G; G and G functional groups G = thermally reactivated group

Macromonomers with two polycondensable groups

G functional group Macromonomers with a vinyl group

However, in 1994 LRP ofﬁcially appeared that allowed for a major evolution of both the telechelic oligomers and the macromonomers. Indeed, LRP techniques provided new end groups such as nitroxides, dithioesters, xanthates, or even halogens, which could be easily modiﬁed. The scope of this review is to consider all the radical techniques leading to a telechelic or a macromonomer structure. To this aim, it will be necessary to illustrate each method with some examples. We also emphasize that the number of studies in this area is numerous and some will be not considered. Indeed, this paper is not an index of publications on the synthesis of telechelic oligomers and macromonomers but more a comprehensive paper on how to achieve such structures by a radical process. Thus, this paper is divided in two distinct parts: synthesis of telechelic oligomers in the ﬁrst part and synthesis of macromonomers in the second part. In the second part, we will also outline the new design of macromonomers.

2 Synthesis of Telechelic Oligomers by Radical Techniques In the review paper of Boutevin [2], the different conventional radical polymerizations, such as telomerization or DEP, were mentioned to lead to a telechelic structure. Since 1990 these radical techniques have shown some progress in the synthesis of telechelic oligomers. We can remark that recent investigations into the understanding of the kinetics of the DEP of

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styrene are interesting. But the main breakthrough since 1990 concerning controlled radical polymerization (CRP) was realized by the occurrence of addition–fragmentation. For 10 years, addition–fragmentation transfer polymerization (AFT) has been used in lots of works in the area of telechelic oligomers. Then, in 1994 LRP ofﬁcially appeared and allowed for a major evolution of the telechelic oligomers. Indeed, LRP techniques were able to provide new end groups such as nitroxides, dithioesters, xanthates, or even halogens, which could be easily modiﬁed to lead to multiblock copolymers. The most efﬁcient LRP methods are nitroxide-mediated polymerization (NMP) using alkoxyamines [7], atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) using alkyl halides [8], reversible addition–fragmentation transfer polymerization (RAFT) using thioesters [9], and iodine transfer polymerization (ITP) using alkyl iodides [10, 11]. For more than 10 years all these LRP techniques have provided numerous studies on the synthesis of telechelic oligomers. We show the possibilities offered by each LRP technique to synthesize telechelic oligomers. 2.1 Telechelic Oligomers Obtained by Telomerization The telomerization process is based on the use of a transfer agent to control both the molecular weight and the chain-end functionality. The mechanism was developed in previous work [12, 13]. For a long time, telomerization remained almost the only technique allowing for the synthesis of telechelic oligomers. Since the introduction of LRP, only a few studies have been realized on the synthesis of telechelic oligomers by means of telomerization reaction. It is, however, interesting to give a summary of the studies realized in this area since 1990 because very attractive chain-end functionalities can be easily obtained. 2.1.1 Radical Addition Monodispersed telechelic oligomers, especially diols or diamines, are very interesting, because they can be used as antiwear and antitear additives for metallic surfaces, greasiness grade improvers for hydrocarbons, terpolymers for paints, and in the preparation of polyester and polyurethanes. The preparation of telechelic oligomers follows two synthetic strategies: the monoaddition of a monofunctional telogen onto a monofunctional taxogen or the addition of a monofunctional telogen onto a nonconjugated diene (Scheme 2). Some examples were given in the previous review. Here, two recent works are described.

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Scheme 2 Functionalization of 2,4,4,4-tetrachlorobutyl acetate Table 2 Summary of telechelic oligomer obtained by radical addition (redox telomerization) Taxogen (mmol/mmol TCEA)

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The ﬁrst method is the use of a redox telomerization with different telogens, such as CCl4 and a taxogen agent. This process was used for the synthesis of telechelic oligomers, but was improved by Bellesia et al. [14, 15]. These authors proposed the addition of Fe(0) in the reaction medium (FeCl3 and benzoline) for promoting the Kharash addition of CCl4 onto allyl acetate or methyl acetate (taxogen agent) in dimethylformamide (DMF) (with a 1 : 2 Fe(0) to FeCl3 ratio) (Scheme 2). The combination of Fe(0) and FeCl3 allows for the selectivity transformation of allyl acetate or methyl acetate at 80 ◦ C to obtain trichloroethanol acetate (Table 2). A new reaction is performed in the same conditions with trichloroacetate as the telogen and allyl acetate as the taxogen at 100 ◦ C. Thus, the reaction allows for the synthesis of telechelic oligomers with a good yield. The selective deprotection of acetate allows telechelic diols to be obtained. The second method is a radical addition [16–18] of dithiols in the presence of tert-butyl peroxypivalate (Scheme 3) onto 1-undecenol at 75 ◦ C for 5 h. This reaction leads to the synthesis of a diol in one step with a good yield (80%).

Scheme 3 Monodisperse synthesis of a diol by radical addition performed at 75 ◦ C with tert-butyl peroxypivalate

The presence of heteroatoms in the aliphatic chain (X is O or S) allows the melting point of the products to be reduced and also increases their solubility [19]. 2.1.2 Nucleophilic Addition Boyer et al.(C. Boyer, J.J. Robin, B. Boutevin, unpublished results) used the nucleophilic addition of thiolate onto the double bond of alkyl (meth)acrylate to obtain monodispersed telechelic oligomers. This method is based on the nucleophilic character of the thiolate ion in the presence of a monomer carrying two acrylate or methacrylate functions to obtain the corresponding telechelic oligomers. The nucleophilic addition of the thiolate ion onto the double bond is quantitative (Scheme 4). The reaction is carried out in acetonitrile, in the presence of triethylamine in stoichiometric quantity with the thiol compound. The introduction of triethylamine allows the thiol–thiolate balance to be changed to give the

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Scheme 4 Nucleophilic reaction for the addition of 2-mercaptoethanol onto 1,6dimethacrylate hexane catalyzed by triethylamine (N(Et)3 )

thiolate ion, which can be added by Michael-type reaction onto the acrylic or methacrylic double bond. This reaction is quasi-instantaneous for acrylates, whereas the complete consumption of the methacrylate double bond requires 6-h reaction at 60 ◦ C. In both cases, this reaction leads to monodispersed telechelic oligomers. The puriﬁcation of hydroxy-telechelic oligomers only consists of evaporating the solvent. Thus, it is possible to use this reaction to obtain new macromolecules (diols or diamines) with low glass-transition temperature (Tg ) and no crystalline phase. Earlier works suggested the synthesis of hydroxy-telechelic oligomers by radical addition of thiol onto dienes. But, the products obtained showed poor solubility in organic solvents and a high melting point. Our process, however, improves the properties of diol compounds (better solubility and decrease of the melting point). 2.1.3 Chain-End Chemical Modification The use of thiol compounds as transfer agents exclusively leads to monofunctional oligomers. To achieve bifunctionality requires a chain-end modiﬁcation. Fock et al. [20–23] developed a new method based on the chemical chain-end modiﬁcation of polymethacrylate telomers. These were previously obtained by telomerization reaction in the presence of mercaptoethanol or thioglycolic acid as transfer agents. The chemical modiﬁcation can be summarized in two strategies: 1. Selective saponiﬁcation leading to hydroxy-telechelic oligomethacrylates. 2. Selective transesteriﬁcation of the chain-end ester groups leading to carboxy-telechelic oligomethacrylates.

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2.1.3.1 Synthesis of Hydroxy-telechelic Oligomethacrylates Firstly, the telomerization reaction of n-butyl methacrylate (Scheme 5, step 1) is realized in the presence of 2-mercaptoethanol [24–26]. The monofunctional oligomers obtained present a molecular weight of about 1250 with a functionality close to 1. In a second step, the transesteriﬁcation of the terminal ester group is possible by using 3-methylpentanediol. Owing to a steric effect, the reaction becomes selective, and it is possible to obtain a functionality very close to 2. The telechelic structure was evidenced by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-ﬂight (MALDI-TOF) analysis. The telechelic oligomers were then reacted with 1,6-hexanediisocyanate to increase the molecular weight of the oligomers.

Scheme 5 Synthesis of hydroxy-telechelic oligomethacrylates by chemical modiﬁcation (esteriﬁcation)

2.1.3.2 Synthesis of Carboxy-telechelic Oligomethacrylates The saponiﬁcation of the terminal ester group allows the preparation of carboxy-telechelic oligomethacrylates [27]; hence, the terminal ester group is expected to react more than the ester homologues in the chain [24, 28]. Firstly, the telomerization of n-butyl methacrylate is realized in the presence of thioglycolic acid to get the acid group at the chain end. 4,4 -Azobis(4cyanovaleric acid) (ACVA) was used as the initiator, to ensure a functionality of 1. The acid functionality was conﬁrmed by MALDI-TOF analysis. Then the saponiﬁcation of the terminal ester group was carried out. To avoid the saponiﬁcation of the other ester groups, the the experimental conditions were changed (Table 3) and the acid functionality checked. It was shown that a complete saponiﬁcation of the terminal ester group requires 4 equiv of KOH by ester function over 12 h in a dioxane/H2 O (2.5% v/v) solution.

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Table 3 Variation of the functionality f for the resultant product after saponifying for different times in different solvents for n-butyl methacrylate oligomer (Mn = 1400 g mol–1 ). Saponiﬁcation in the presence of 4 equiv of KOH Solvents [2.5% (v/v)]

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The acid functionality was obtained in the range 1.95–2.05 by acido-basic titration. The oligomers were analyzed by MALDI-TOF and different populations were characterized: telechelic oligomers were produced from direct initiation with ACVA and telechelic oligomers were produced from telomerization with thioglycolic acid. 2.2 Telechelic Oligomers Obtained by Dead-End Polymerization DEP afforded the synthesis of telechelic oligomers [29]. With the telomerization process, DEP appeared to be the ﬁrst free-radical polymerization leading to telechelic oligomers. Tobolsky [30] ﬁrst stated the conditions of DEP, i.e., the half life of the growing species has to be equivalent to that of the initiator. These speciﬁc conditions result in an unusual high rate of termination, which allows for the synthesis of oligomers. The telechelic structure will be obtained by combining a termination mode exclusively by recombination with the use of a difunctional initiator. Boutevin [2], in his review on “Telechelic oligomers by radical reactions” developed the categories of functional initiators, i.e., diazoic compounds, hydrogen peroxide, and oxygenated substances. He examined the different reactivities and combinations of such initiators with monomers in order to synthesize telechelic oligomers. Boutevin [2] also summarized the monomers able to totally recombine or to avoid termination by disproportionation. He showed a quantitative amount of recombination only for styrene, acrylates, dienes, and acrylonitrile [31–33]. We examine the recent developments made in DEP conditions with monomers such as styrene, acrylates, ﬂuoro-type monomers, and N-isopropylacrylamide, with the aim of synthesizing telechelic oligomers.

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2.2.1 Styrene 2.2.1.1 Synthesis of Telechelic Oligostyrene Styrene is probably the most used monomer in DEP conditions [34]. Recently, some authors developed the synthesis of carboxy-telechelic polystyrene (PS) through DEP [35–37] by using ACVA. In a recent publication [38], we focused on developing the synthesis of carboxy-telechelic PS by improving the experimental conditions of DEP (Scheme 6). By varying the experimental conditions, mainly the initial initiator concentration, we ended up with oligomers exhibiting molecular weights in the range 1500–25 000. The puriﬁcation of such oligomers was investigated in detail. By-products produced from recombination of ACVA radicals [39] were eliminated by water extraction. The bifunctionality (fCOOH ) of oligomers was proved, as shown in Table 4. Finally, the bifunctionality was investigated through a MALDI-TOF analysis that perfectly characterized a series of four isotopic peaks. The major one corresponds to the expected telechelic structure. Two other series were shown

Scheme 6 Synthesis of carboxy-telechelic polystyrene by dead-end polymerization (DEP)

Table 4 Acid functionality fCOOH of oligostyrene obtained by dead-end polymerization (DEP) with 4,4 -azobis(4-cyanovaleric acid) (ACVA)

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to be cationized acid compounds. The last peak, however, shows a monofunctional oligomer with a double bond at the chain end. These last oligomers might result in a disproportionation as a termination mode. The authors raised the fact that if disproportionation occurred, the saturated homologue to HOOC–PS= should be visible in MALDI-TOF analysis. In the expected region of the saturated monofunctional oligomer, no peak was visible. Actually, HOOC–PS= was produced by occurrence of fragmentation during ionization [40]. 2.2.1.2 Kinetics Approach The synthesis of carboxy-telechelic PS by DEP is now well established. But the major breakthrough in this synthesis certainly concerns the kinetics approach and the prediction of the cumulative degree of polymerization. The kinetics aspect [41] of the reaction shown in Scheme 6 was studied and an entire mechanism was proposed, including the different kinetics constants. This new mechanism shows the occurrence of a “new” termination reaction by recombination, namely, primary radical termination (PRT), characterized by a kinetics constant kPRT . PRT consists of a reaction between a primary radical (directly produced by the initiator) with a growing radical. The “conventional” bimolecular recombination was also represented by its kinetics constant ktc . We used and developed some kinetics relationships in order to evaluate such recombination kinetics constants (Table 5). The different models presented in Table 5 directly give the ratio kPRT /ki kp kPRT , using ki of α,α azobis(isobutyronitrile) (AIBN) as an approximation. Table 5 shows homogeneous values whatever the chosen model equation. More importantly, it also shows a very high value for the constant of PRT. We can appreciate values of kPRT around 1010 mol–1 s–1 l. This reaction is at least 100 times faster than that of bimolecular termination.

Table 5 Recombination termination kinetics constants for the DEP of styrene with ACVA Model equations

kprt /ki kp (mol s l–1 )

kprt 1010 (mol–1 s–1 l)

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Bamford et al. [349] Olaj [350] Deb and Meyerhoff [351], Mahabadi and Meyerhoff [352] Ito [353]

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Fig. 1 Predictions of the percentage of primary radical termination (PRT) and bimolecular termination for the dead-end polymerization of styrene with [ACVA]0 /[Sty]0 = 0.1. ACVA 4,4 -azobis(4-cyanovaleric acid), Sty styrene

The next step consisted in showing the inﬂuence of PRT compared with that of conventional bimolecular termination in conditions of DEP, i.e., with a high initial initiator concentration. This was achieved by simulation software (Fig. 1). We proved that PRT is the preponderant recombination reaction, allowing for the synthesis of low molecular weight telechelic PS. A theoretical approach to the cumulative degree of polymerization was ﬁnally undertaken in the conditions of DEP. However, no kinetics model [12] considers the PRT, which takes place preponderantly in the case of DEP. We [42] then developed a new kinetics relationship connecting the degree of polymerization with the kinetics constants of both PRT and bimolecular termination (Eq. 1): k2p 2 1 kPRT 2 Rp2 2 2 × [M] – DPn inst = (1 + a) × × × . ktc 2fkd [I2 ] ki kp [M]2

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The experimental calculation of both kPRT /ki kp and k2p /ktc allows for the de termination of theoretical DPn inst , leading to DPn cum by iteration. We showed that our model can be extended to a wide range of DPn cum from 10 to 150. 2.2.2 Acrylates Acrylates are of particular interest for the synthesis of telechelic oligomers through the technique of DEP. Actually, acrylates are well known to give only recombination as a termination reaction. Also, for the aim of obtaining

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block copolymers by polycondensation, telechelic oligoacrylate may represent a new soft segment [43]. In this section we will present the recent developments concerning ﬁrst acrylates and second ﬂuoroacrylates. 2.2.2.1 Synthesis of Telechelic Oligoacrylate Banthia et al. [44] ﬁrst performed the polymerization of ethyl hexyl acrylate in DEP conditions (Table 6) but without using any solvent. The calculated carboxy functionalities were around 2 and the molecular weights were about 104 . The number-average molar masses (Mn ) were unexpectedly high for DEP conditions and were probably due to the bulk conditions. We recently performed [45] this reaction using a solvent, i.e., propionitrile. We observed a lowering of the molecular weight but functionalities dropped to almost one acid group per chain. This result was correlated to a high amount of transfer reaction of the growing radical mainly to the solvent. Hence, changing from propionitrile to methyl-2-propanol was responsible for an increase of the functionality (about 1.7) for Mn of about 5000 g mol–1. In order to lower the reactivity of the poly(alkyl acrylate) growing radical, we performed radical polymerization of acrylate at low temperature using a redox system (dimethylaniline-catalyzed benzyl peroxide). At – 20 ◦ C the conversion proﬁle for both the initiator (benzyl peroxide) and the acrylate looked like a conventional conversion proﬁle of DEP, i.e., the initiator being consumed faster than the monomer. However, the molecular weights obtained were still quite high (about 104 ). This low-temperature initiation probably opens the way to the synthesis of new telechelic acrylates by choosing the right peroxide/redox system. Table 6 Synthesis of carboxy-telechelic ethyl hexyl acrylate in DEP conditions with ACVA C0 = [I2 ]0 /[M]0 (%)

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2.2.2.2 Synthesis of Telechelic Oligofluoroacrylate Attempts were made at synthesizing telechelic oligomers of ﬂuoroacrylate monomers. These polymers have great potential in coatings or for optical materials [46]. Like acrylates, ﬂuoroacrylates can be good candidates for DEP as they exhibit only termination by recombination. Radical polymerizations have been performed in DEP conditions for 2,2,2-trifuoroethyl α-ﬂuoroacrylate (FATRIFE) initiated by tert-butylcyclohexyl peroxydicarbonate at 75 ◦ C [47]. However, despite a high initial initiator concentration, high molecular weights for poly(FATRIFE) were obtained (Table 7). Table 7 Evolution of number-average degree of polymerization (DPn ) with initial initiator concentration for the radical polymerization of 2,2,2-trifuoroethyl α-ﬂuoroacrylate with tert-butylcyclohexyl peroxydicarbonate at 75 ◦ C in acetonitrile [M]0 (mol l–1 )

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The development of kinetics relationships (see previously for styrene) allowed us to demonstrate that the PRT, responsible for low Mn , was not favored at all when α-ﬂuoroacrylate was used in DEP. The kprt /ki kp ratio was calculated to be about 20, whereas for styrene the ratio was calculated to be about 6 × 103 . We showed that the resulting amount of PRT was about 40% for FATRIFE and about 85% (Fig. 1) for styrene for the same C0 . The synthesis of telechelic α-ﬂuoroacrylate with low molecular weight has not been achieved so far by using the technique of DEP. 2.2.3 Fluoro-type Monomers Recent investigations were made into the synthesis of telechelic oligomers by the technique of DEP for monomers such as vinylidene ﬂuoride (VDF) or hexaﬂuoropropene. Saint-Loup et al. [48, 49] described the efﬁciency of these monomers in conventional radical polymerization through DEP conditions. First the photopolymerization of VDF was investigated with hydrogen peroxide, leading to original hydroxycarboxy telechelic poly(vinylidene ﬂuoride) with Mn ranging from 400 to 4000 g mol–1.

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The synthesis of carboxyl end groups was explained by the fact that OH radicals may add onto the CF2 , leading to intermediate FOCCH2 . In the presence of water, this entity will become HOOCCH2 that will initiate a new chain and end up in a carboxyl end group. Following the same idea, dead-end copolymerization of VDF with hexaﬂuoropropene was realized with hydrogen peroxide [48]. Once again, oligomers with Mn ranging from 700 to 3500 g mol–1 were obtained with satisfactory conversion rates. More interestingly, the authors assessed a carboxyl functionality of about 1.85, indicating that addition of OH radical onto CF2 or CF becomes the major pathway. The authors also revealed the presence of an inner unsaturated CH = CF bond, induced by HF elimination according to the experimental conditions. Finally, the authors performed a reduction of carboxylic groups onto hydroxyl groups in the presence of LiAlH4 (Scheme 7). These new telechelic oligomers can be of great interest for further polycondensation reactions.

Scheme 7 Fluoro-telechelic macrodiols induced by DEP followed by reduction

2.2.4 Other Monomers Different monomers, such as N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM), were tested in DEP conditions. Smithenry et al. [50] developed the synthesis of carboxytelechelic poly(NIPAM) using the concept of DEP (Scheme 7). The values of Mn were estimated to be in the range 5 × 103 –32 × 103 g mol–1 , depending on the concentration of the initiator. A kinetics model was also proposed and good agreements between predicted and experimental molecular weights were shown. It is interesting to note that aggregates of poly(NIPAM) were evidenced by light scattering. The authors showed that aggregation became irreversible even with addition of salt. 2.3 Telechelic Oligomers Obtained by Addition–Fragmentation 2.3.1 Use of Chain Transfer Agents in Addition–Fragmentation Among several radical techniques, the free-radical addition-fragmentation chain transfer reaction appears to be an unrivaled method for the synthe-

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sis of molar-mass-controlled heterotelechelic polymers from a wide range of vinylic-type monomers. The addition–fragmentation processes were ﬁrst studied in radical organic chemistry, and occur whenever a growing macroradical reacts with a reagent bearing both an activated double bond and a weak linkage located somewhere else on the molecule. Such a process was also identiﬁed as an effective means for controlling the molar mass of vinyl polymers, avoiding the use of conventional chain transfer agents (CTAs) based on thio derivatives. The mechanism of the addition–fragmentation process is rather complex (Scheme 8) [51–53] as it involves different steps: addition of the macroradical onto the CTA followed by a subsequent β-fragmentation, but also an intramolecular substitution on a peroxydic bond may occur, depending on the CTA structure. The overall mechanism of addition– fragmentation is often more complicated than shown in Scheme 8 [54] and was studied especially in terms of driving forces in free-radical addition– fragmentation [55]. Colombani and Chaumont [56] presented a general review in which they mainly focused on recent developments in the large area of addition–fragmentation. More recently, CTAs were even involved in emulsion polymerization [57]. This process is schematically identical to a classic atom transfer reaction because of the termination of the polymer chain and the reinitiation of a new one. Thus, as a ﬁrst approach, it is possible to apply the classical Mayo equa-

Scheme 8 Free-radical addition–fragmentation processes

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tion to calculate the chain transfer constant (Ctr,CTA = ktr /kp ) (Eq. 2): 1 [CTA] 1 . = + Ctr,CTA DPn DPn,0 [M]

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The CTAs which follow the addition–fragmentation [58, 59] mechanism are of particular interest in organic and polymer chemistry. Recently, many studies have shown that allyl, acrylyl, and allenyl transfers to alkyl halides represent powerful synthetic tools to prepare sophisticated molecules. In this review we will focus on how the addition–fragmentation sequence can provide controlled functionality at the end of the polymer chains. An attractive feature of this technique is also the concomitant incorporation of a terminal functional group following fragmentation, the functional group being vinylic (allyl, acrylyl, allenyl, etc.), ketonic, carboxylic, amino, halogeno, epoxidic, etc., depending on the system. Nowadays, most studies are conducted to design new CTAs in order to control the functionality of both chain ends of the telechelic polymer. Two distinct sites of the CTAs are involved in the addition step and the fragmentation step [54]. Thus, it is theoretically possible to design each site separately, in order to (1) control the reactivity of the CTA, i.e., the chain transfer constant value, which is mainly inﬂuenced by the nature of the addition site, and (2) control the nature of the α-functional group, which is mainly inﬂuenced by the evolution of the fragmentation site. For the design of this latter site, the reactions involved in the fragmentation process generally deal with two classic reactions studied in organic chemistry: the β-scission reaction and the intramolecular homolytic substitution called SHi. The preparation of such CTAs involves a nonnegligible part of organic chemistry. The functional end groups of the oligomers obtained may be further modiﬁed into others by classic reactions to extend the potentially available end fragments. The general form [56] for CTAs involved in addition–fragmentation is CX = C(Y) – W – G (Scheme 9). However, CTAs can potentially be separated in three distinct types, A, B, and C, as shown in Scheme 9, leading to three types of α,ω-difunctional oligomers. Colombani and Chaumont [54] comprehensively summarized all the studies concerning the synthesis of α,ω-difunctional oligomers through addition– fragmentation by using such transfer agents. In this chapter we only present some examples of studies using A, B, or C types of CTAs. Table 8 shows some CTAs involved in addition–fragmentation, leading to the expected telechelic structure. Few monomers have been studied in addition–fragmentation polymerization. Mainly styrene, acrylate, and methacrylates have been used so far in addition–fragmentation to obtain telechelic oligomers. As an example, styrene and methyl methacrylate (MMA) [60, 61] were polymerized through an addition–fragmentation process, using allylic sulﬁdes as CTAs (entries 12

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Scheme 9 Synthesis of α,ω-difunctional oligomers through addition-fragmentation processes. CTA chain transfer agent

and 14 in Table 9). Meijs et al. [60] used a combination of G and Y functions for the C-type CTA (Scheme 9) in order to obtain telechelic oligomers potentially available for further polycondensation reactions. Polymerizations using such CTAs are sumarized in Table 9. These experiments carried out at 60 ◦ C showed a very low conversion whatever the chosen CTA. The authors also obtained chain transfer constants in the range 0.3–1.9 depending of the CTA type towards monomers. More important is the result of the functionality obtained by 1 H NMR. Indeed, Meijs et al. proved that dihydroxy PS and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) can be obtained by addition– fragmentation with OH functionality close to 2. Phthalamido and COOH groups can be obtained as chain ends of PS and PMMA with very high efﬁciency (Table 9). Another interesting survey is the use of A-type CTA allylic peroxides [62] to incorporate terminal functional groups. This type of CTA involves an intramolecular substitution, called SHi, which leads to an epoxidic end group on the polymer chain. The group attached onto the peroxide of the CTA, called Z in Scheme 9, gives the other functionality. The ﬁrst CTAs synthesized were ethyl-2-[1-(1-n-butoxyethylperoxy)ethyl]propenoate [63], ethyl-2[1-((2-tetrahydrofuranyl)peroxy)ethyl]propenoate (ETPEP) [64], and methyl 2-tert-butylperoxymethylpropenoate. The synthesis of these CTAs is rather complex and leads to a Z end group not so interesting for further polycondensation reactions. For instance, the synthesis of ETPEP requires a two-step

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Table 9 Number-average molar mass, conversion, chain transfer constant, and functionality (f ) for polymerizations carried out in the presence of allylic sulﬁde CTAs CTAs

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reaction [65]: photooxygenation of ethyl tiglate is realized and the product obtained then reacts in a second step with 2,3-dihydrofuran in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid to give ETPEP with 60% yield. ETPEP was shown to regulate the molecular weight for monomers such as styrene, MMA, and n-butyl acrylate (n-BA). The bifunctionality was proved for the oligomers obtained to be formate and glycidic ester end groups, which are not easily polycondensable functions. Using the same idea, Colombani et al. [51] synthesized peroxysilane CTAs. These CTAs showed good activity towards styrene, MMA and vinyl acetate (VAc). The resulting polymers carried a silyloxyl fragment at one end and a glycidic ester group at the other end. 2.3.2 Catalytic Chain Transfer Undoubtedly the addition–fragmentation process is the nonliving radical polymerization that opens the route to new telechelic oligomers with good control of the molecular weight and good respect of the bifunctionality. However, accessing new CTAs is certainly the main limit of this technique. We showed that the synthesis of such CTAs is quite often very complex and involves many reaction steps. The investigation of catalytic chain transfer (CCT) for accessing new CTAs may allow further developments of addition– fragmentation. The CCT technique is based upon the fact that certain Co(II) complexes such as cobaltoximes catalyze the chain transfer to monomer reaction. The mechanism is believed to consist of two consecutive steps [66] (Scheme 10). First, a growing polymeric radical Rn undergoes a hydrogen transfer reac-

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tion with the Co(II) LCo complex to form a polymer (or an oligomer) with a terminal double bond P=n and the corresponding Co(III) hydride LCoH. Then, Co(III) hydride LCoH reacts with a monomer to produce both Co(II) and a monomeric radical. The mechanism of CCT is perfectly described by Gridnev et al. [67–69], who also proved that propagation in the presence of a cobalt catalyst occurs by a free-radical mechanism and not by a coordination mechanism. Barner-Kowollik et al. [70] also supported the mechanism of CCT by the use of MALDI-TOF analyses. For instance, Haddleton et al. [71, 72] developed this technique to obtain telechelic PMMA. Unlike Hutson et al. [73], Haddelton et al. performed the CCT onto hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) and benzyl methacrylate (BMA). The HEMA dimer macromonomer and the BMA dimer macromonomer were ﬁrst synthesized by CCT and puriﬁed. The HEMA dimer was then engaged in addition–fragmentation of MMA [71]. The authors ﬁrst observed a lowering of the Ctr compared with the corresponding trimer of MMA. However, high conversions were obtained, up to 80% for Mn in the range 104 –7 × 104 g mol–1 . The MALDI-TOF analysis proved the expected hydroxy-telechelic structure obtained through β-scission of the HEMA dimer macromonomer. Finally, they performed the addition– fragmentation of MMA in the presence of BMA dimer macromonomer [72]. Once again, conversions reached about 80% for Mn of about 2 × 104 g mol–1 and polydispersity index (PDI) around 2.5. The authors then performed hydrogenation of the synthesized oligomers to get carboxy-telechelic PMMA. The telechelic structure, conﬁrmed by MALDI-TOF analysis, is as follows:

2.4 Telechelic Oligomers Obtained by Other Conventional Radical Polymerizations 2.4.1 Use of Initer/Iniferter Systems In conventional radical polymerization (CRP), the use of well-designed initiators gives various polymers or oligomers with controlled end groups [74, 75]. The concept of initer is given for compounds able to both initiate and terminate a polymerization [76]. Many workers [77–82] have been interested in synthesizing such compounds because they offer an easy way to get telechelic oligomers. The most promising initer compounds used in CRP

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to get telechelic structures are the 1,2-disubstituted tetraphenylethanes. The general structure is given in Scheme 10, which shows that 1,2-disubstituted tetraphenylethane also serves as a C – C-type thermal initer leading to a telechelic polymer, X being the potentially condensable group. In Table 10 we have gathered different 1,2-disubstituted tetraphenylethanes reported in the literature to get telechelic polymers. We can remark that few studies were undertaken in the area of telechelic polymers; hence, despite a one-step reaction to get a telechelic structure, the main interest attributed to initer systems concerns the ability to restart a block copolymerization. The number of publications concerning the synthesis of diblock copolymers may prove this assumption. Under certain polymerization conditions, the chain ends, comprising the last monomer unit and the primary radical formed from the intiator, may split up into new radicals able to reinitiate further polymerization of a second monomer, leading to block copolymers. This is certainly the reason why 1,2-disubstituted tetraphenylethane does not present such interesting condensable functions (X in Scheme 10) for polycondensation reactions (Table 10). The use of 1,2-disubstituted tetraphenylethanes is, however, of great interest because it allows for the synthesis of telechelic oligomers in a one-step reaction for monomers such as MMA which give a high amount of dispropor-

Scheme 10 General structure of 1,2-disubstituted tetraphenylethane

Table 10 Some 1,2-disubstituted tetraphenylethanes used to form telechelic oligomers X group (Scheme 1)

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C2 H5 O – C6 H5 OSi(Me)3 OSi(Me)2 C2 H4 CF3

BMA benzyl methacrylate

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tionation in conventional radical polymerization. For instance, Roussel and Boutevin [83] used 1,1,2,2-tetraphenyl-1,2-bis(trimethylsiloxy)ethane (TPSE) in the polymerization of MMA (Scheme 11) at 80 ◦ C. Scheme 11 shows that the diphenylmethyl radicals generated by TPSE are found to reversibly combine with the growing radicals, leading to telechelic PMMA. Scheme 11 also shows that a telechelic structure is obtained without the use of an additional “conventional” initiator, such as diazoic or peroxy compounds. The authors characterized the expected structure by means of 1 H NMR. By performing kinetics analysis of the MMA polymerization, the authors observed an inhibition period of about 1 h, corresponding to the lifetime of the monoadduct formed. Trimethylsilyl-terminated PMMA was well characterized and proved the potentiality of such a method. However, it could be interesting to chemically modify the end group of PMMA, aiming at further polycondensation reactions. Focusing on telechelic polymers, the concept of “iniferter” is probably more interesting. Like initer, iniferter compounds will be able to initiate and terminate the polymerization. They also function as a CTA [84]. To get telechelic polymers by radical polymerization, it is necessary to use compounds with high transfer constants along with the radical initiator. Cho and Kim [85] suggested such a system, based on the use of two compounds bear-

Scheme 11 Polymerization mechanism for methyl methacrylate with 1,1,2,2-tetraphenyl1,2-bis(trimethylsiloxy)ethane

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ing the same functional group. The ﬁrst compound will be an initiator and the second one will act as a transfer agent. Cho and Kim [85] performed the radical polymerization of vinyl monomers in the presence of both 4,4 azobis(cyanopropanol) and allyl alcohol (Scheme 12).

Scheme 12 Synthesis of hydroxy-telechelic polymers by using an iniferter system Table 11 Radical polymerizations of vinyl monomers in the presence of 4,4 -azobis(cyanopropanol) and allyl alcohol (AA) Monomers

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0.95 1.9 0.23 0.45 0.77 1.54 0.48 0.96

83 68 82 53 84 74 91 70

4300 3600 2400 1900 5700 4900 5400 4200

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(1.7) (1.8) (1.9) (2.1) (1.9) (2.0) (1.9) (1.9)

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Allyl alcohol, acting as a transfer agent, allows the terminal hydroxyl function to be obtained. The chain transfer constant of allyl alcohol was calculated to be about 2 × 10–2 towards poly(styryl radical). The authors used different monomers (Table 11) and always got functionalities close to 2, according to gel permeation chromatography (GPC) PS standards. Results in terms of conversion were excellent (above 70%). Oligomers were obtained with PDI around 1.8. Similarly, Ishizu and Tahara [86] used allylmalonic acid diethylester as a transfer agent in the polymerization of MMA. 2.4.2 Oxidative Cleavage Numerous authors [87, 88] have extensively studied the synthesis of telechelic oligomers by oxidative cleavage. Among them, Cheradame [89] reported the main reactions leading to telechelic polymers starting from high molecular weight. It was demonstrated that ozonolysis remains the most employed technique to get telechelic oligomers. In this ﬁeld, lots of work has been done by Rimmer and Ebdon [88, 90–94]. For instance, they prepared telechelic oligo(2,3-dihydroxypropyl methacrylate acetonide) bearing aldehyde end groups by ozonolytic cleavage of poly(2,3-dihydroxypropan1-methacrylate acetonide-stat-butadiene) followed by addition of methyl sulﬁde [94]. A typical MALDI-TOF spectrum of the expected aldehyde– telechelic oligomer was obtained. MALDI-TOF also revealed that no peak corresponded to oligomers containing a pendant aldehyde group that would be formed by ozonolytic cleavage of 1,2-butadiene units. However, MALDI-TOF proved the presence of a minor fraction of oligomers with α-acetaldehyde and ω-carboxylic acid end groups resulting from the use of dimethyl sulTable 12 Synthesis of α,ω-dihydroxy oligomers by ozonolysis cleavage of (co)polymers Starting (co)polymer

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ﬁde. These carboxylic acid oligomers were, however, completely removed by preparative ion exchange. Other activated copolymers, such as poly(MMAco-butadiene) or poly(styrene-co-butadiene), were used to lead either to α,ωdialdehyde PMMA or α,ω-dihydroxy PS [95–97]. The number of works in which authors took advantage of the reactivity of double bonds towards ozone to get telechelic oligomers is quite important. In Table 12, we have gathered some studies concerning the synthesis of α,ωdihydroxy oligomers, presenting a peculiar interest in the research into new materials like polyurethanes. 2.5 Telechelic Oligomers Obtained by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerzation LRP includes a group of radical polymerization techniques that have attracted much attention over the past decade for providing simple and robust routes to the synthesis of well-deﬁned polymers, low-dispersity polymers, and the fabrication of novel functional materials [98–103]. The general principle of the methods reported so far relies on a reversible activation–deactivation process between dormant chains (or capped chains) and active chains (or propagating radicals). ATRP is a new method [8, 104, 105] allowing for the synthesis of telechelic oligomers [106]. The ATRP process can polymerize a wide range of monomers (styrene, acrylate, methacrylate, etc.). Furthermore, it allows the incorporation of reactive groups at the chain end of oligomers [107–110], such as amines [111], epoxides, or hydroxyl groups. ATRP is a radical process based on the use of a catalytic complex transition metal–ligand (Scheme 13). Generally the metal is copper (CuCl or CuBr), but Fe(II) [112] or Ru(II) [113, 114] may be used in some cases. The ligand (L) [114–116] is more often a tertiary amine. 1,1,4,7,10,10-Hexamethyltriethylenetetraamine (HMTETA) and 2,2 -bipyridine are commonly used [117], but Haddleton et al. [118, 119] also showed the good efﬁciency of n-(octyl)-2-pyridylmethanimine. The catalytic complex is able to establish equilibrium between the dormant species and the radicals. The equilibrium is shifted to the dormant species. The radical concentration is also low during the polymerization, which limits the termination reactions (disproportionation or recombination) and the number of dead chains. In the ﬁrst part of the reaction (Scheme 13), the catalytic complex will extract the halogen atom from the initiator (R–X) by a redox process. Then a radical is created that will propagate to the monomer. The growing chain will ﬁx a halogen atom produced by the catalytic complex to form a dormant species. The chain will be reactivated when the catalytic complex traps the chain-end halogen atom to be oxidized. The chain is then able to propagate (Scheme 13). Some termination and transfer reactions occur but remain minor.

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Scheme 13 Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) mechanism

Getting the bifunctionality requires a chemical modiﬁcation of the terminal halogen from the oligomer obtained by ATRP. Two different concepts are possible to obtain the bifunctionality (Scheme 14): 1. Chemical modiﬁcation of the terminal halogen from a prepolymer (obtained by ATRP) bearing one halogen atom at a chain end and a reactive group at the other chain end 2. Chemical modiﬁcation of the terminal halogen atoms from a prepolymer (obtained by ATRP) bearing one halogen atom at each chain end.

Scheme 14 Synthesis of telechelic oligomers by chemical modiﬁcation of prepolymers previously obtained by ATRP

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2.5.1 Synthesis of Telechelic Oligomer Precursors 2.5.1.1 Synthesis of α-halogen Oligomers The initiators used in ATRP have a similar structure, i.e., the halogen has to be in the β position of a carbonyl or aromatic group to make labile the C – X bond, with X being either a chlorine or a bromine atom. The control of this polymerization can be improved by the nature of the halogen, i.e., an initiator with a bromine atom exhibits a better reactivity than an initiator with a chlorine atom. These initiators can be used to obtain monofunctional oligomers. In the ﬁrst case, the terminal oligomers will possess an R-group chain end provided by the initiator. This group can be an aldhehyde [118], an amine [111, 118], a hydroxyl [120–122], a phenyl [118], a nitro [118], or an acid [123]. To get aliphatic acid and amine or anhydride functions, it is necessary to protect such groups [124–127]. Scheme 15 gives some examples of initiators used in ATRP.

Scheme 15 Some examples of functional initiators used in ATRP

2.5.1.2 Synthesis of α,ω-dihalogen Oligomers The synthesis of α,ω-dihalogen oligomers is realized by using bifunctional initiators, such as α,α-p-dihaloxylene [128] or arenesulfonyl chlorides [129]. Scheme 16 gives some examples of difunctional initiators.

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Scheme 16 Examples of difunctional initiators used in ATRP

2.5.2 Synthesis of Telechelic Oligomers The chain-end halogen atom can be replaced by various methods, such as nucleophilic substitution or radical coupling. These techniques are developed next. 2.5.2.1 Nucleophilic Substitutions The halogen end group can be transformed into other functionalities by means of standard organic procedures, such as a nucleophilic displacement reaction. Different authors have investigated this process of the nucleophilic displacement reactions with model compounds, to conﬁrm the feasibility and selectivity. Compounds such as 1-phenylethyl halide, methyl 2-bromopropionate, and ethyl 2-bromoisobutane mimic the end groups of PSs, poly(alkyl acrylates), and poly(alkyl methacrylates), respectively. Different compounds have been tested, such as sodium azide, n-butylamine, and n-butylphosphine. Azide End Groups The reactions of the model compounds with sodium azide were performed in DMF at room temperature, with 1.1 equiv of sodium azide [130–132]. The kinetics of these reactions was followed by gas chromatography and the rate constants were calculated. The kinetics show that the reaction of the bromi-

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nated substrates with sodium azide occurred almost instantly, but the chloro derivatives reacted about 100 times slower than the bromo derivatives; thus, the rates of the substitution reactions were dependent on the substrates. The primary carbon centers are the preferred sites of nucleophilic substitution reactions. But the reactivity of the secondary carbon centers may be enhanced by the electron withdrawing effect of ester groups. The authors used the collected data of the model studies to transform the chain-end halogen atom of polymers into reactive functions. These halogen end groups (chlorine and bromine) can be substituted by azide groups. Thus, PSs, poly(alkyl acrylates), and poly(alkyl methacrylates) with bromine end groups were reacted with sodium azide in solvents such as DMF or dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), which promoted nucleophilic substitution reactions. A complete substitution of the bromine by azide was observed by MALDI-TOF and 1 H NMR analysis. In the case of poly(alkyl methacrylates) an excess of sodium azide was necessary. This azide group can be reduced with lithium aluminum hydride and converted into amine end groups (Scheme 17); however, this procedure could not

Scheme 17 Reduction of azide group

Scheme 18 Functionalization of poly(methyl acrylate)-Br with two agents: 2-aminoethanol (x = 2) and 5-amino-1-pentanol (x = 5)

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be used for poly(alkyl acrylates) and poly(alkyl methacrylates), because the reduction of the ester functionalities may occur. An other method, described by Coessens et al. [130], is the conversion of the azide group into the phosphoranimine end groups and subsequent hydrolysis to the amino end groups (Scheme 18). This procedure was used to synthesize diamine telechelic oligomers of PSs. Styrene was initiated by a difunctional initiator (α,α -dibromo-p-xylene) yielding α,ω-dibromo PSs. The bromine atoms are then converted into amino end-groups [123]. It is also possible to use the trimethylsilyl azide in the presence of tetrabutylammonium ﬂuoride to transform the terminal halide into an azide group. Amino End Groups As shown in the previous section, the halogen end groups of polymers prepared by ATRP can be substituted by good nucleophiles such as azides. But, Coessens and Matyjaszewski [133] showed that the direct displacement of a halogen by a hydroxide anion is followed by side reactions such as elimination. However, the authors described the nucleophilic substitution of the halogen end group by the primary amine, i.e., 2-aminoethanol to introduce other functionalities. The primary amine gives good and selective nucleophiles to substitute the bromine end groups of PS oligomers [133, 134], but these reactions were tested with poly(alkyl acrylates) and poly(alkyl methacrylates) at room temperature in DMSO. The authors demonstrated that the substitution reaction altered the ester function. Thus, a selective substitution of the bromine end groups of PS by 2-aminoethanol was expected. The reaction of poly(methyl acrylate)-Br with 2-aminoethanol was expected to result in multiple substituted products. This result was ascribed to the fact that after the substitution of the bromine by 2-aminoethanol, formation of a six-membered ring could occur (Scheme 18). Afterwards, ring opening by attack of a second 2-aminoethanol molecule could lead to the doublesubstituted product. The α-bromo poly(methyl acrylate) could be suppressed by using 4-aminobutanol instead of 2-aminoethanol as a nucleophile, without side reactions (Scheme 18). For example, the yield of functionalization of poly(n-butyl acrylate) with 5-amino-1-pentanol is close to 96% [197]. Thiol End Groups The halogen functional polymer can react with a thiol by nucleophilic reaction, resulting in a polymeric thioether and a hydrogen halide. The latter is trapped by a basic additive, preventing a reverse reaction. Snijder et al. [135] used this technique to modify the end group of poly(n-butyl acrylate) into a hydroxy-functional polymer. With 2-mercaptoethanol, the yield of functionalization was higher with the addition of 1,4-diazabicyclo[2,2,2]octane (DABCO) to the reaction mixture. The addition of DABCO allows for the formation of a sulﬁde anion, which is a stronger nucleophile. They studied this

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modiﬁcation and this mechanism by gradient polymer elution chromatography. The rate constants of the functionalization reaction were determined by this last technique.The values of the rate constant and the functionality are given in Table 13. By comparing different methods, Snijder et al. [135] showed that the coupling afforded the best results. 2.5.2.2 Radical Addition Reactions Allyl Tri-n-butylstannane A one-pot process to displace the halogen end groups by allyl end groups was developed using allyl tri-n-butyltin. The reaction of an alkyl halide with allyl tri-n-butyltin is a radical reaction that tolerates the presence of other functional groups such as acetals, ethers, epoxides, and hydroxyl groups. This technique was also used for the deshalogenation of polymers prepared by ATRP (Scheme 19).

Scheme 19 Reaction of allyl tri-n-butylstannane with alkyl halides [348]

For example, poly(alkyl acrylates) with bromine end groups were reacted with allyl tri-n-butyltin and Cu(0) in benzene. After 3 h, complete radical addition reaction was obtained. 1 H NMR conﬁrmed the presence of the allyl function.

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Incorporation of Less Reactive Monomers 1,2-Epoxy-5-hexene and allyl alcohol [133] are some examples of monomers not polymerizable by ATRP. The main reason is that with the catalytic systems used in ATRP, the activation process is too slow because the radical formed is not stabilized by resonance or by electronic effects. However, when these monomers were added at the end of the polymerization reaction of acrylates [133, 136] or methacrylates [128], the radicals of the poly(alkyl acrylate) chain end were able to add to these monomers and the deactivation provided halogen-terminated polymers. These radical addition reactions can occur owing to the rate constants of poly(methyl acrylate). This polymer was previously obtained by ATRP with 95% conversion, using an excess of 1,2epoxy-5-hexene (25-fold excess towards the end groups). At the same time, Cu(0) (0.5 equiv towards CuBr) was added in order to reduce the amount of Cu(II) in the reaction mixture. Less Cu(II) in the reaction mixture results in a faster radical reaction; however, too high Cu(I) or too low Cu(II) concentrations can result in bimolecular termination reactions and incomplete functionalization. After the reaction, the polymer was puriﬁed by ﬁltering through alumina. Electrospray ionization mass spectroscopy (MS) demonstrated that the epoxide was incorporated at the chain end. Similar reaction conditions were used with allyl alchohol [131, 133, 136, 137], and the addition of allyl alcohol to the poly(alkyl acrylate) chain is shown in Scheme 20 [137].

Scheme 20 Addition of allyl alcohol to polyacrylates

Other less reactive monomers were incorporated into chain ends of oligomers, including divinyl benzene for MMA [138] and maleic anhydride for styrene [139] (Scheme 21) and methacrylates [140]. The method for the synthesis of maleic anhydride terminated PS is based on the fact that maleic anhydride cannot be homopolymerized under normal conditions [141]. These maleic anhydride terminated PSs were used for the compatibilization of the nylon 6–PS binary system in the melt by reaction with NH2 -terminated polyamide.

Scheme 21 Addition of maleic anhydride to polystyrene

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Scheme 22 Examples of less reactive monomers used to give the functional oligomer

Other radicals could be used to give the functional oligomer, such as 2-chloro-2-propenol, 2,4-hexadien-1-ol [142], and 3-methyl-3-buten-1ol [143] (yield of reaction is 20%) (Scheme 22).

Functionalization by “Click” Chemistry Recently, the group of Sharpless [144, 145] popularized the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azides and terminal alkynes, catalyzed by copper(I) in organic synthesis. This process was proven to be very practical, because it can be performed in several solvents (polar, nonpolar, protic, etc.) and in the presence of different functions. These cycloadditions were classiﬁed as “click” reactions, deﬁned by Sharpless. The click chemistry is a very practical process for the synthesis of new polymers [146] or postfunctionalized polymers [147–149]. It allows for the synthesis of telechelic compounds by transformation of the halogen end

Scheme 23 Transformation of bromine end functional polystyrene into various functional groups by “click” chemistry

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group that is easily transformed into an azide function. In a second step, the 1,3-cycloaddition of end-functional azide polymers to functional alkynes is a versatile method for the preparation of various end-functional polymers (Scheme 23). Lutz et al. [150, 151] used this technique for functionalizing oligomers of PS (Mn = 2700 g mol–1 ). The synthesis is performed in tetrahydrofuran (THF) in the presence of a CuBr and 4,4 -di-(5-nonyl)2,2 bipyridine (dNbipy) complex. The choice of this ligand is very important, because it could accelerate the catalysis of cycloaddition [152]. This technique can therefore be considered as a “universal” method and allows for a quantitative transformation of the PS chain end into the desired function [150, 151]. 2.5.2.3 Use of a Quencher Agent Addition of Excess Initiator at the End of the Polymerization A one-pot synthesis of telechelic and semitelechelic poly(alkyl acrylates) with unsaturated end groups has been developed by Bielawski et al. [1]. ATRP of methyl acrylate or n-BA was initiated with either ethyl α-bromomethylacrylate or methyl dichloroacetate, as a monofunctional or a difunctional initiator, respectively, and was mediated with various Cu–amine complexes. Addition of excess ethyl 2-bromomethylacrylate was found to immediately quench the polymerization, but also to insert 2-carbethoxyallyl moieties at the ends of the polymer chains (Scheme 24). Thus, the synthesis of telechelic poly(alkyl acrylates) with unsaturated end groups has been accomplished, with very good functionality (f ≈ 2) (Scheme 24).

Scheme 24 ATRP of n-butyl acrylate initiated with a commercially available difunctional initiator and chemical modiﬁcation of the chain end by addition of ethyl 2-bromomethylacrylate excess

Silyl Enol Ether Sawamoto’s group used this process for the ﬁrst time in 1998. Silyl enol ethers such as p-methoxy-α-(trimethylsilyloxy)styrenes [153] or isopropenoxytrimethylsilane [153] are efﬁcient quenchers in the LRP of MMA using the RuCl2 (PPh3 )3 complex. They convert the C – X, X being a halogen atom, into a C – C bond with a ketone group. As shown in Scheme 25, the silyl compound mediated quenching reaction probably proceeds via the addition of the growing radical into the C = C double bond of the quencher, followed by

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Scheme 25 Reaction of end capping (silyl enol ether) agents onto poly(alkyl methacrylates)

the elimination of the silyl group and the chlorine that originated from the terminal polymer. Ando et al. [108, 154] suggested this method for the functionalization of a PMMA oligomer obtained by transition-metal-mediated LRP. MMA was polymerized with a binary initiating system consisting of dimethyl 2-chloro2,4,4-trimethylglutarate initiator and RuCl2 (PPh3 )3 in the presence of aluminum triisopropoxide in toluene at 80 ◦ C. After this polymerization, the quenching reaction is considered to proceed from the growing radical to the vinyl group to generate another terminal radical, followed by elimination of a trimethylsilyl group with the chlorine at the polymer chain end, owing to its high afﬁnity toward halogens. In the case of p-substituted-α-(trimethylsilyloxy)styrenes [153], the quenching is selective and quantitative. Thus, the quenching proceeds faster with an electron-donating susbtituent (OCH3 > H > F > Cl) on phenyl groups. The reaction is favored with these silyl enol ethers by the presence of the α-phenyl group, which stabilizes the radical by the electron-donating effect of the aromatic group after the addition of the quencher double bond. Indeed, the phenyl group increases the electron density and the reactivity of its double bond. In contrast, silyl enol ethers with an R-alkyl group (R-silyloxy vinyl ethers) proved to be less efﬁcient, indicating that the stability of the resultant silyloxyl radical is the critical factor for the design of good quenchers. This is due to the degree of afﬁnity of the PMMA radical towards the vinyl groups in the quenchers. This silyl enol ether capping is applicable for copper-catalyzed polymerizations, carried out on isolated PMMA. The quenching has been carried out not in situ but on isolated PMMA samples. The trimethylsilyloxy group at the 4-position can also be converted into the phenol function. An interesting application of the silyl enolate capping reaction has been developed by Percec [120, 155], who coined the “TERMINI” capping agents (irreversible termination multifunctional initiator). This refers to a “protected functional compound able to quantitatively terminate a living polymerization and, after deprotection, to quantitatively reinitiate the same or a different living polymerization in more than one direction.”

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Addition of Stable Radicals at the End of the Polymerization Stable radicals, such as nitroxides:hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyloxy (TEMPO) [8, 156], can be added to the polymerization medium to terminate all polymer radicals produced. For styrenes and acrylates [157], this mainly occurs through combination. Chambard et al. [157] showed this technique allows for the modiﬁcation of poly(n-butyl acrylate)-Br in the presence of an excess of hydroxy-TEMPO, resulting in hydroxy-functional poly(n-butyl acrylate) with good functionality (f > 95%). This process is not desirable, because the polymer produced is thermally unstable (carbon nitroxide) and cannot be used at high temperature. 2.5.2.4 Coupling Reactions Radical Coupling This reaction is based on the Wurtz [158, 159] radical coupling. Two teams developed at the same time this radical coupling, also called atom transfer radical coupling (ATRC) [160–164]. This reaction takes place in the presence of a transition metal such as copper or iron and consists of coupling α-halogen oligomers, previously synthesized by an ATRP process (Scheme 26). This reaction was ﬁrst performed on molecules suitable for modeling the chain end of oligomers. For instance, Otazaghine et al. [160, 161] performed the radical coupling of 1-bromoethylbenzene at 65 ◦ C in anisole, in the presence of Cu(0) and HMTETA, with a quantitative yield. They then applied the same experimental conditions to α-halogen oligomers of PS. The coupling yield was almost 100%, conﬁrmed by the disappearance of the CH – Br signal in 1 H NMR. They also observed a doubling of the molecular weight by GPC (Fig. 2). MALDI-TOF analysis conﬁrmed the expected telechelic structure.

Scheme 26 Coupling process based on ATRC

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In a similar way, α-halogen oligomers of acrylates [162], previously synthesized by ATRP, were used in ATRC; however, the yield of the radical coupling was lower than that of styrene (Table 14). A similar result was observed for

Fig. 2 Gel permeation chromatography of monomobrominated oligomers of polystyrene using 2SbiB as the initiator and of the products from the coupling reaction

Table 14 Percentage of coupled chain for different oligomers Oligomers

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Table 15 Percentage of coupled chain for different number-average molar masses of n-butyl acrylate terminated by styrene Oligomers

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α-ﬂuoroacrylate monomers [160, 161]. Concerning the ATRC of α-halogen oligomethacrylates, the coupling does not occur, owing to steric effects [162]. To increase the coupling rate, some styrene units were incorporated at the chain end of α-halogen oligoacrylates. The coupling yield then approached 100% (Table 15). Coupling Through Nucleophilic Substitution Yurteri et al. [164] suggested a different approach. The coupling of the oligomers is realized by using organic molecules such as hydroquinone in the presence of K2 CO3 and DMF. They showed that a quantitative coupling rate required an exact stoichiometry (Scheme 27). In conclusion of this part, ATRP is a new versatile method, leading to the synthesis of precursors for telechelic oligomers. The chain-end halogen atom is chemically modiﬁed to obtain the telechelic structure; hence, getting the telechelic structure also requires the accuracy of the halogen functionality. Only a few studies were concerned with following the dependence of the functionality upon the reaction time. Lutz et al. [150, 151] measured the chain-end bromine functionality by 1 H NMR for the ATRP of styrene in the presence of dNbipy. The oligomers obtained exhibited a molecular weight of about 10 000. They observed a linear decrease of the functionality upon the monomer conversion. Moreover, for conversions up to 90%, the functional-

Scheme 27 Coupling of α-bromo polystyrene oligomers by nuclepophilic substitution using hydroquinone in the presence of K2 CO3 in dimethylformamide

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ity dramatically dropped. The authors conﬁrmed these results by a simulation (using PREDICI software). Different reactions may affect the chain-end bromine atom of PS during ATRP: transfer process, bimolecular terminations, or elimination reactions induced by the Cu(II) complex. The authors showed that the loss in functionality was predominantly due to β-hydrogen elimination reactions. This result is very important for the synthesis of telechelic polymers by ATRP, because all processes (described later) are based on the halogen transformation. 2.6 Telechelic Oligomers Obtained by Reversible Addition–Fragmentation Chain Transfer Among the LRP, RAFT [13, 165–167], and macromolecular design by interchange of xanthates (MADIX) [168] homologues concerning the xanthate species are versatile techniques to produce polymer architectures, such as telechelic ones. RAFT and MADIX are both based on a radically induced degenerative transfer reaction, ﬁrst reported by Zard’s group [169], between a thiocarbonyl-thio containing compound and a propagating radical. The mechanism of RAFT, proposed by Chiefari et al. [170], consists of many complex equilibrium steps and involves a rapid exchange of the radical among all the growing polymeric chains via addition–fragmentation reaction with the CTA. The mechanism of the RAFT process, presented in Scheme 28, is very

Scheme 28 Reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer polymerization (RAFT) or macromolecular design by interchange of xanthates mechanism

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complex and was recently investigated in detail (in terms of kinetics parameters) by several authors [171, 172]. RAFT, allowing for predictable molecular weight with low polydispersities, is applicable to a wide range of vinyl monomers [173–176], some of them not always being polymerizable by NMP or ATRP (i.e., VAc [167] or monomers bearing protonated acid groups). Hence, RAFT is employed in many polymerization processes, such as bulk, solution, suspension, emulsion, and miniemulsion [177–180]. For achieving the chain-end functionality in the polymer by RAFT, it is necessary either to adjust the structure of the transfer agent or to combine it with a modiﬁcation of the terminal dithioester. Scheme 29 summarizes two different pathways for getting the telechelic structure. In the ﬁrst pathway, the transfer agent is a trithioester compound, bearing two leaving groups R1 . The telechelic structure is directly obtained with an expected trithioester group at the middle of the polymer. The second pathway considers a dithioester as the transfer agent, bearing a leaving group R1 at one end and a nonliving group at the other end. After RAFT onto the monomer M1 , the polymer contains the chain-end R1 group but also the chain-end thioester. The bifunctionality is then obtained by chemically modifying the chain-end thioester into a chain-end R1 group.

Scheme 29 Synthesis of telechelic polymers by the RAFT mechanism (R1 and R3 being functional groups)

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We will investigate the two different pathways (Scheme 29) leading to a telechelic structure by RAFT. 2.6.1 Use of a Trithioester Transfer Agent Although only one step is necessary to get to the desired telechelic structure, this pathway is much less developed than the chemical modiﬁcation of the terminal dithioester function. This may be attributed to a noneasy synthesis of such trithioester transfer agents [181, 182] and also to the bad stability of this group located at the center of the molecule. Hence, the ﬁrst trithioesters used in the RAFT process were aimed at getting multiblock copolymers [183, 184]. The R1 leaving group was not generally a suitable function for further polycondensation reactions. It is also noteworthy that trithioesters can be employed in an aqueous medium [185, 186]. As an example, Baussard et al. [184] synthesized a new trithioester, sodium S-benzyl-S -2-sulfonatoethyl trithiocarbonate. This trithiocarbonate was employed as transfer agent for the RAFT of vinylbenzyltrimethylammonium chloride in an aqueous medium. Although good control of the polymerization occurred, the benzyl end group is not suitable for polyaddition reaction. Some trithioester compounds, however, have suitable end groups for further polycondensation reactions of the telechelic oligomers obtained. J. Liu et al. [187] and R.C.W Liu et al. [188] synthesized a novel RAFT agent, S,S bis(2-hydroxyethyl-2 -butyrate)trithiocarbonate (BHEBT), bearing two hydroxyl end groups. The synthesis is rather complex and is done through a three-step reaction involving the presence of an anion-exchange resin with OH– (Scheme 30). P. Liu et al. [27], Z. Liu et al. [94], J. Liu et al. [187], and R.C.W. Liu et al. [188] performed the synthesis of hydroxy-telechelic PS or poly(methyl acrylate) by direct RAFT of styrene and methyl acrylate, respectively, with BHEBT. BHEBT was proven to be a highly efﬁcient transfer agent towards styrene and methyl acrylate by plotting Mn against monomer conversion. PDIs were found to be less than 1.2. The authors demonstrated that the trithiocarbonate group was in the middle of the polymer chain because of the similar fragmentation reactivity of the two leaving groups, 2-hydroxylethyl2 -butyrate. Finally the telechelic structure was proved for both styrene and methyl acrylate by means of 1 H NMR. As another example, Lai et al. [189] reported the synthesis of carboxylterminated trithiocarbonates. The synthesis of S,S -bis(αα -dimethylacetic acid)trithiocarbonate is presented in Scheme 31 and requires the use of carbon disulﬁde, which reacts with hydroxide ions. This synthesis yields trithiocarbonate with purities above 99%. This trithiocarbonate is expected to exhibit high chain transfer efﬁciency and good control over the RAFT because the living group corres-

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Scheme 30 Synthesis of S,S -bis(2-hydroxyethyl-2 -butyrate)trithiocarbonate

Scheme 31 Synthesis of carboxyl-terminated trithiocarbonate

ponds to a tertiary carbon and bears a radical-stabilizing carboxyl group. Lima et al. [190–192] polymerized butyl acrylate by using this carboxylterminated trithiocarbonate. Quantitative yields were obtained with Mn around 2000 g mol–1 for PDI less than 1.15, depending on the experimental conditions. To determine the fraction of telechelic poly(n-butyl acrylate) Lima et al. [192] developed a new liquid chromatography (LC) [193–195] method, based on the carboxyl end-group functionality (the retention being independent of Mn ). LC separations revealed the dominant presence of bifunctionality (more than 97%). The low number of monofunctional chains was due to side reactions inherent to growing radicals, such as bimolecular recombination or disproportionation [196]. The complete bifunctionality was obtained when ACVA was used as the initiator. More recently, Jiang et al. [197, 198] used critical LC coupled with MS to determine three main structures of carboxyl-terminated PBA, depending on the initiator (Scheme 32). Finally, Convertine et al. [199] illustrated the use of S,S -bis(αα -dimethylacetic acid)trithiocarbonate for the RAFT of both acrylamide and N,N-

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Scheme 32 Main structures of carboxy-functional poly(n-butyl acrylate) (PBA) synthesized by RAFT polymerization initiated with either α,α -azobis(isobutyronitrile) or 4,4 -azobis(4-cyanovaleric acid)

dimethylacrylamide in aqueous media at room temperature. They showed that RAFT was conducted to high conversion with a living character. The dicarboxyl functionality was evidenced. This ﬁrst pathway using a trithioester transfer agent afforded functionality close to 2. However, the ﬁnal oligomer contains a trithioester group in the middle of the chain that is highly labile. A further polycondensation, which requires high temperature, with such oligomers, obtained by this technique, seems not to be favored. 2.6.2 Thioester Modification The second pathway combined at least a two-step reaction: the ﬁrst step is the RAFT in the presence of a dithioester transfer agent, whereas the second step consists of the removal of the thioester terminal (Scheme 29). The ﬁrst step occurs with RAFT agents bearing only one polycondensable function. Such transfer agents are numerous [200, 201] compared with their trithioester homologues, even if the syntheses are usually costly and require multistep reactions. Table 16 gives an overview of dithioester compounds found in the literature and leading to a monofunctional oligomer by RAFT. Among all these RAFT reactions, only a few workers have been interested in removing the thioester end group; hence, monofunctional oligomers presented in Table 16 are of interest because they become macrothioester transfer agents and offer the possibility of synthesizing diblock copolymers through other RAFT processes. The removal of the terminal thioester group is more complicated than undertaking a RAFT because it involves chemical modiﬁcation followed by a puriﬁcation of the new difunctional oligomer. We will show a few examples illustrating the synthesis of telechelic oligomers by modiﬁcation of the terminal thioester group.

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Lima et al. [190–192] performed the RAFT of MMA in the presence of (4-cyano-1-hydroxylpent-4-yl) dithiobenzoate CTA (entry E in Table 16). Monohydroxy oligomethylmethacrylates were obtained. To get the telechelic structure, aminolysis of monofunctional PMMA with 1-hexylamine was undertaken, leading to a α-OH,ω-SH-PMMA. A hydroxyl group can replace the thiol terminal by Michael addition with hydroxyethyl acrylate [192] (Scheme 33). Table 16 Some dithioester CTAs used in reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer polymerization to give monofunctional oligomers Entry CTAs

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Scheme 33 Synthesis of hydroxy-telechelic poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). HEA hydroxyl ethyl acrylate, THF tetrahydrofuran

To quantify the hydroxy-telechelic PMMA, LC was used to show that this two-step reaction yielded about 67% of telechelic oligomers [192]. This unexpected low yield was explained by several factors: during RAFT some disproportionation may occur leading to dead chains without any terminal thioesters; also some side reactions occurred from aminolysis of the terminal thioester, leading to a hydrogen-terminated chain unable to be functionalized into a hydroxyl group. Another example is the work of Perrier et al. [202] that proposes ﬁrst to remove the terminal thioester group (after RAFT) and second to recover the CTA. To achieve the bifunctionality and the recovery of the CTA, the monofunctional oligomer is placed in solution with a high extent of initiator (polymer-to-initiator concentration ratio 1 : 20). The radical provided by the initiator will react on the reactive C = S bond of the terminal thioester. By using an excess of initiator radical, the fragmentation will occur and free the new leaving thioester group, directly replaced by a radical provided by the excess of initiator (Scheme 34). Scheme 34 illustrates that it is necessary to choose the right initiator, i.e., bearing a further condensable function. This function will correspond to the second end group in the polymer. For instance, Perrier et al. have undertaken the RAFT of methyl acrylate with a dithioester bearing a carboxyl function (entry D in Table 17). The monofunctional oligoacrylate was reacted with an excess of ACVA. It is noteworthy that carboxy-telechelic oligomethyl acrylate was obtained in a one-step reaction. Owing to the ACVA structure, the same transfer agent is recovered at the end of the reaction.

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Scheme 34 Reaction cycle to get telechelic polymers and to recover the CTA

2.7 Telechelic Oligomers Obtained by Nitroxide-Mediated Polymerization The use of nitroxides as mediating radicals has been revealed to be highly successful in living free-radical polymerization and has received considerable attention for more than 10 years [203–207]. Much attention has been devoted to understanding the mechanism (Scheme 35) and kinetics for NMP [208–210].

Scheme 35 Nitroxide-mediated polymerization (NMP)

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NMP was ﬁrst viable for styrene and its substituted derivatives [211], but was extended to acrylates, acrylamides, and some other vinyl monomers [212]. Hawker et al. [7] reviewed the overall mechanism of NMP as well as several nitroxides and their reactivity. Recently, research has been focused on synthesizing telechelic oligomers by the use of NMP. α,ω-functionalized polymers may be reached either through a bimolecular process or through unimolecular initiators. The bimolecular process is based on a combination of nitroxide and radical initiator [213, 214]. In that case, the functionality will be gained by using a functional initiator. The ω-extremity of the polymer will, however, remain the aminoxyle function. The bimolecular process was ﬁrst used in NMP of styrene with benzoyl peroxide as the initiator and TEMPO as the mediator [215]. The alternative procedure for the synthesis of chain-end functionalized polymers relies on the use of active species carrying both the desired functional group and an aminoxyl unit. Like for the bimolecular process, the polymer will carry the aminoxyl function. In both cases, getting the bifunctionality will require a chemical modiﬁcation of the terminal aminoxyl function (Scheme 36).

Scheme 36 Synthesis of a telechelic polymer by NMP

2.7.1 Synthesis of Precursors of Telechelic Oligomers This section is devoted to the synthesis of oligomers, which are not real telechelics, but are able to give telechelics by chemical modiﬁcation. Concerning the bimolecular process, we give some examples of their synthesis. The bimolecular process, based on the use of a functional initiator, was not employed much to get telechelic oligomers. The main reason is that, despite the use of a counter radical, it is difﬁcult to avoid any termination re-

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actions occurring by recombination with the initiator radical. It is, however, interesting to outline the work of Pradel et al. [216–218], patented [219] by Elf-Atochem. Pradel et al. [216–218] performed the NMP of 1,3-butadiene initiated by hydrogen peroxide and controlled by the use of TEMPO. Interestingly, they proved, by plotting ln([M0 ]/[M]) versus time, that the reaction occurred in two phases. The ﬁrst phase corresponds to the formation of the monoadduct and then polymerization occurred in a second phase, represented by a straight line [218]. They characterized the expected structure by 1 H NMR, especially the methylene protons in the α-position of both aminoxyl and hydroxyl functions. In a similar way, Hawker and Hedrick [220] synthesized α-amino,ωaminoxyl PS. Before performing the NMP of styrene, they synthesized a new protected amino diazoic initiator by reaction of N-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-4aminophenol with a bisacid chloride diazo initiator. The resulting initiator was heated in the presence of styrene and TEMPO at 130 ◦ C (Scheme 37). The system was proved to be living [204, 213]. The polymer obtained exhibited Mn of 14 000 g mol–1 with PDI of 1.2; hence, the authors realized the deprotection of the polymer to end up with a monoamino-terminated PS. Concerning the unimolecular process, we give ﬁrstly some nonexhaustive examples of mononitroxides and binitroxides used in this area (Table 17).

Scheme 37 Synthesis of α-amino,ω-aminoxyle polystyrene by NMP. TFA triﬂuoroacetic acid

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For instance, Hawker and Hedrick [220] realized the NMP of styrene in the presence of compound B at 130 ◦ C to afford functionalized PS with Mn of 13 500 g mol–1 and PDI of 1.16. The tert-butyloxycarbonyl protected group, borne by the unimolecular initiator, was replaced by an amino group with triﬂuoroacetic acid. Li et al. [221] were interested in getting nitroxide-telechelic PS. They synthesized compound G by double hydrogen atom abstraction from p-diethylbenzene in the presence of TEMPO [222]. NMP of styrene was then carried out. 13 C NMR conﬁrmed the presence of TEMPO moieties:

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These examples are numerous. However the authors, instead of making the chemical modiﬁcation in order to obtain telechelic oligomers, used these compounds for obtaining diblock or triblock copolymers. 2.7.2 Synthesis of Telechelic Oligomers Solomon et al. [203] developed a technique allowing the terminal aminoxyl to be replaced by a hydroxyl function. With this aim, they reacted the terminal aminoxyl containing oligomer with acetic acid catalyzed by zinc. Pradel et al. [218] achieved the synthesis of hydroxy-telechelic polybutadiene by applying the methodology of Solomon et al. to α-hydroxyl,ω-aminoxyl polybutadiene (the synthesis was presented earlier) at 80 ◦ C. After 2 h, they obtained a quantitative reduction of the aminoxyl functions evidenced by 1 H NMR (Scheme 38). The average hydroxyl functionality of oligobutadiene was 2.06.

Scheme 38 Synthesis of hydroxy-telechelic polybutadiene

Harth et al. [223] recently developed a new methodology to replace the terminal aminoxyl based on the addition of one single maleic anhydride unit, considering that addition of a second unit is disfavored. To mimic this approach, α-hydrido alkoxyamine (Scheme 39, 1) was reacted with 2 equiv of N-phenyl maleimide, leading to addition of one unit. Upon heating, the cor-

Scheme 39 Replacing the terminal aminoxyl by a maleimide unit

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responding product (Scheme 39, 2) eliminated the terminal-aminoxyl to give the substituted maleimide derivative (Scheme 39, 3) with more than 90% yield when conducted in DMF. Using this procedure, Harth et al. [223] synthesized a pyrene-labeled PS by reacting alkoxyamine-terminated PS with 4-pyrenylbutylmaleimide. The molecular weight and PDI of maleimide-terminated PS were similar to those of nitroxide-terminated oligostyrene. The authors however showed that maleimide-terminated PS was more thermally stable than the nitroxide analogue. We have used an interesting method of coupling oligobutadiene intiated by H2 O2 and terminated by TEMPO [219]. This method is based on the continuous elimination of the TEMPO unit by sublimation, allowing the reaction equilibrium to be displaced by a simple thermal means:

As can be seen, very few examples of telechelic oligomers have been reported in the literature, although NMP is also a good alternative for obtaining these kinds of compounds. Noteworthy previous studies were realized for the synthesis of telechelic oligomers bearing associative groups at both ends. With the incorporation methodology of the maleimide unit, Lohmeijer et al. [224] were able to synthesize terpyridine-telechelic PS (Scheme 40, 6). They utilized a terpyridine-functionalized maleimide (Scheme 40, 5) that replaced the nitroxide chain end of PS (Scheme 40, 4). The polymer obtained would be of great value to prepare ABA metallo-supramolecular triblock copolymers. This “construction” is based on the use of a metal complex, serving as supramolecular linker between blocks. Terpyridine ruthenium was proved to be an efﬁcient linker [225].

Scheme 40 Synthesis of terpyridine-telechelic polystyrene

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2.8 Telechelic Oligomers Obtained by Iodine Transfer Polymerization Like RAFT, ITP is a degenerative transfer polymerization using alkyl halides [10, 11]. ITP was developed in the late 1970s by Tatemoto et al. [226– 229]. In ITP, a transfer agent RI reacts with a propagating radical to form the dormant polymer chain P – I. The new radical R. can then reinitiate the polymerization. In ITP, the concentration of the polymer chains is indeed equal to the sum of the concentrations of the transfer agent and of the initiator consumed. The newly formed polymer chain P. can then propagate or react with the dormant polymer chain P – I or R – I [230]. The mechanism of ITP with alkyl iodide is shown in Scheme 41. More recently, several investigations have shown that ITP can produce telechelic oligomers. The degenerative transfer process then requires the use of diiodide compounds instead of the iodide compounds usually employed in ITP. Noteworthy, the Dupont [231] and Ausimont [232] companies were ﬁrst attracted by this concept (using IC4 F8 I as the transfer agent) in the CRP of

Scheme 41 Elementary steps of iodine transfer polymerization (ITP)

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ﬂuorinated monomers (i.e., VDF, etc.). In this area, our laboratory has investigated in detail the pseudo living telomerization with these types of iodide compounds. We prepared new oligomers containing various kinds of ﬂuorine units (CH2 = CF2 ; C3 F6 and C2 F4 ) to lower the Tg . Taking into account the reactivity and the thermal stability of these oligomers, we ﬁnd the the best sequence is as follows:

For n = 2 this sequence is not possible because the deiodination of the precursors occurs:

Percec et al. [233–237] recently reported the synthesis of α,ω-diiodo poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) by combination of single electron transfer (SET) and degenerative chain transfer (ITP) (Scheme 42). To get the diiodo telechelic structure, the authors used iodoform and methylene iodide as degenerative CTAs. SET involves the production of radical ions generating free radicals and anions or cations. Iodoform and methylene iodide can be activated both by degenerative transfer mediated by the growing PVC radicals and by SET. The reaction may be catalyzed by sodium dithionite (Na2 S2 O4 ). These catalyzed reactions allow the suppression of side reactions but also the scavenging of oxygen. The LRP of vinyl chloride resulted in diiodo PVC with Mn of 6000– 10 000 g mol–1 and with PDI of about 1.6. However, the chain-end functionality remained an iodine atom. Further investigations to replace the iodine atom by an interesting polycondensable function were undertaken by various authors. Several ways are possible to enable the diiodides to be functionalized after ITP has proceeded. Basically, these routes can be gathered into three families (Scheme 43). We illustrate each route with an example. 2.8.1 Direct Chemical Change Only a few studies used the direct chemical change of the terminal iodine atom into a further condensable function. To our knowledge, the direct chem-

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Scheme 42 Synthesis of diiodo poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) by combination of ITP and single electron transfer (SET) with iodoform in the presence of Na2 S2 O4

Scheme 43 Chemical modiﬁcation of chain-end iodide atom

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ical change only concerns ﬂuoromonomers, such as VDF, which were polymerized through the ITP process in the presence of diiodide transfer agents. We have summarized these works on direct chemical change in a speciﬁc book [238]. Feiring [239] synthesized ﬂuorinated diamine as follows:

2.8.2 Functionalization by Radical Addition Interestingly, Percec et al. [234] demonstrated that the chloroiodomethyl chain ends of PVC can be replaced by other functional groups that are further condensable. For instance, PVC was functionalized by SET Na2 S2 O4 -catalyzed with 2-allyloxyethanol (Scheme 44). After precipitation, the functionalization resulted in α,ω-hydroxy PVC with 90% yield. The catalytic effect of Na2 S2 O4 ﬁrst led to the abstraction of the chain-end iodine atom, followed by radical addition of 2-allyloxyethanol. Then the hydrogen abstraction onto 2-allyloxyethanol allowed the hydroxyl-telechelic structure to be obtained.

Scheme 44 Synthesis of dihydroxy PVC by SET with 2-allyloxyethanol in the presence of Na2 S2 O4

2.8.3 Radical Coupling Like the direct chemical change, the radical coupling mainly concerns ﬂuorinated monomers. Ameduri and Boutevin [238] summarized the different studies concerning the modiﬁcation of α,ω-ﬂuoropolymers in a recently published book. They showed, for instance, that extensive research [240] was carried out on the synthesis of diaromatic difunctional compounds linked to ﬂuorinated chains according to the following Ullman coupling reaction:

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where G represents a functional group, such as hydroxyl (e.g., bisphenol), carboxylate, isocyanate [241], or nitro (precursor of amine) in para and meta positions towards the ﬂuorinated chain. McLoughlin and Thrower [242, 243] also attached several functional groups onto each aromatic ring, in 85% yield, such as the following tetracarboxylates:

From these compounds, Critchley et al. [158] prepared novel polymers such as polyesters, silicones, and polyimides. In a similar way, our team has done lots of work in functionalizing α,ωdiiodoperﬂuoroalkanes into ﬂuorotelechelic compounds. These works were summarized by Ameduri et al. [244] in a review on the synthesis of ﬂuoropolymers. For instance, our team synthesized α,ω diols or dienes of perﬂuoroalkanes [245–248]. These compounds are precursors of hybrid ﬂuorosilicones [249] but also of thermoplastic elastomers by polycondensation with polyimide sequences [250].

3 Synthesis of Macromonomers by Radical Techniques As already mentioned in the “Introduction,” macromonomers can be considered as precursors of graft copolymers, whereas telechelic oligomers will lead to multiblock copolymers. Graft copolymers are generally obtained by using one of the following three methods: 1. “Grafting onto”, corresponding to the attachment of side chains to the backbone 2. “Grafting from”, corresponding to the side chains grafted from the backbone 3. “Grafting through”, involving the copolymerization of macromonomers (made either from other living methods or from conventional radical methods using other small monomers) This second part is devoted to the last method. Several books and reviews, such as Rempp and Franta [3], focused on macromonomers; however these publications are not recent and a new review of the current status of macromonomers is necessary. Indeed these last few years have

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witnessed the development of techniques such as addition–fragmentation and CCT, and also the use of LRP, leading to new macromonomers. Moreover, anionic polymerization, polycondensation, ring-opening polymerization, and coordination polymerization have given original structures that can be (co)polymerized by a radical route. In the ﬁrst section an overview of such macromolecules is given. But, in order to give a general view on the area of macromonomers, we will mainly describe the synthesis of these compounds by all the radical techniques. Before concluding, the reactivity of macromonomers will be enhanced. 3.1 New Macromolecular Designs of Macromonomers Most macromonomers are made from the macromolecular chain linked to a reactive double bond for further radical polymerizations. 3.1.1 Acrylic and Styrenic Double Bonds The reactive double bonds are usually either acrylic or styrenic types. These macromonomers can be classiﬁed in three categories (Scheme 45).

Scheme 45 Structures of macromonomers bearing a vinyl group

The originality and the speciﬁcity of the macromonomer structure is provided by the macromolecular chain. In this section we are going to illustrate such speciﬁcities by some relevant examples for each type of macromonomer described before. The method for obtaining such macromonomers is also given. The A-type macromonomer is usually an amido-type for the vinyl group (Table 18). Tables 18 and 19 also give some examples of acrylicand styrenic-type macromonomers, respectively. Obviously, the C-type macromonomers, which bear a polymerizable styrenic group, are the most synthesized ones (Table 20).

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3.1.2 Other Reactive Double Bonds Although acrylic and styrenic bonds are the most common double bonds of the macromonomers, some authors were interested in introducing unusual vinyl groups. Table 21 gathers some macromonomer structures bearing such peculiar reactive double bonds. Table 21 Peculiar reactive double bonds of macromonomers Macromonomer structure

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3.1.3 Macromonomers with Polycondensable Groups As already mentioned, the vinyl group is not the only kind of reactive function found for the macromonomers. A macromonomer can be constituted of two condensable functions at the same chain end. The synthesis of this kind of macromonomer is quite recent, explaining the low number of publications. However, this new category of macromonomers is of great interest because the condensable functions are numerous (hydroxyl, carboxyl, amine, etc.). Table 22 gives some macromonomer structures, i.e., two condensable functions bearing a macromolecular chain. This section shows that macromonomers exhibit different structural designs. Their reactive group can be either a polymerizable double bond or two polycondensable groups such as hydroxyl groups. The structures of the macromonomers are actually numerous owing to the type of the macromolecular chain. Furthermore, the macromolecular chain of the macromonomer will bring the speciﬁc properties of the graft copolymer, obtained after copolymerization of the macromonomer with a conventional monomer. For instance, a lignin-terminated MMA macromonomer will afford biodegradability to a graft copolymer obtained by radical copolymerization of the macromonomer with MMA. Unlike vinyl-type macromonomers, studies concerning macromonomers bearing two polycondensable functions are rather rare. This may be due to the rather complex syntheses of such macromonomers. In the following sections, we will describe the different methods for synthesizing both vinyl-type and polycondensable-type macromonomers. 3.2 Macromonomers Obtained by Telomerization Rempp and Franta [3] described the synthesis of macromonomers either by using redox catalysis with halogenated monomers (vinyl chloride, vinyl dichloride, or even triﬂuorochloroethylene) or by using a radical initiation with (meth)acrylates. In the latter case, thiol compounds were used as transfer agents (Scheme 46) [251]:

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Scheme 46 Mechanism of the telomerization process (example with 2-aminoethanethiol chlorhydrate)

sis of macromonomers bearing either a polymerizable double bond situated in ω-position or two condensable groups situated at the same chain-end. 3.2.1 Macromonomers with a Polymerizable Double Bond 3.2.1.1 Based on New Transfer Agents Teodorescu [252] developed a direct method for obtaining a polymerizable double bond. The reaction is described in Scheme 47. The characteristics, i.e., functionality, Mn , and conversion, of VAc macromonomers are given in Table 23.

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To allow the further copolymerization of this macromonomer with other monomers, the chain-end iodine is extracted by nucleophilic substitution with sodium azide (NaN3 ). Our team also realized the synthesis of macromonomers with a polymerizable double bond by using peculiar transfer agents. For instance, telomerizations of (meth)acrylates were performed in the presence of cysteamine, i.e., thiol with an amine group, leading to PMMAs with an amine at the chain end [253]. However, amines enable the Michael addition onto the double bond activated by the carbonyl group. Hence, before performing the telomerization, the amine group is protected (chlorhydrate salt) and recovered by a simple basiﬁcation of the solution (Scheme 48).

Scheme 48 Synthesis of α-amine poly(methyl metacrylate)

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The amine functionality of the polymers was studied versus the molar mass and it is shown to decrease when the molar mass increases (Fig. 3). The polymerizable double bond may be obtained by functionalizing the amine with a monomer such as methacrylate glycidyl ether or isocyanoethyl methacrylate (IEM), i.e., reaction of amine with an epoxy or isocyanate group. We chose to functionalize the amine by using maleic anhydride to get highly stable (thermally) maleimide macromonomers [162], as shown in Scheme 49.

Scheme 49 Structure of maleimides macromonomers

3.2.1.2 Based on New Unsaturations Owing to their isocyanate group, IEM and 1-(isopropenylphenyl)-1,1-dimethylmethyl isocyanate (TMI) have been extensively used to achieve a macromonomer structure. • IEM. Chen et al. [254] developed the process shown in Scheme 50. We realized a similar result with dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate as the monomer. Telomerization was performed with 2-mercaptoethanol in the presence of AIBN. This study represents the ﬁrst example of telomerization of a monomer with a tertiary amine. We showed that the telomerization of such a monomer was highly dependent on the solvent. Indeed, polar solvents strongly favor the nucleophilic addition of thiol onto the methacrylate double bond [255] (Scheme 51). In a second step, oligomers bearing an alcohol group at the chain end can react with IEM to lead to a macromonomer with a methacrylic function.

Scheme 50 Synthesis of macromonomers from isocyanoethyl methacrylate. MMA methyl methacrylate, Magly methacrylate glycidyl ether, DMAEMA 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate

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Scheme 51 Nucleophilic addition of thiol onto the methacrylate double bond

In the same way, Oishi et al. [256] used IEM to functionalize oligomers carrying an acid function obtained by polymerization of chiral acrylamides. Chiral polyacrylamide macromonomers were synthesized from 2-methacryloyloxyethyl isocyanate and prepolymers, i.e., poly[(S)-methylbenzyl acrylamide] or poly(L-phenylalanine ethylester acrylamide) with a terminal carboxylic acid or hydroxyl group. Radical homopolymerizations of polyacrylamide macromonomers were carried out under different conditions to obtain the corresponding optically active polymers, as shown in Scheme 52.

Scheme 52 Structures of (S)-methylbenzyl acrylamide and L-phenylalanine ethylester acrylamide

• TMI. Boyer et al. [255] directly used this monomer for the synthesis of N,N -dimethylethylamino methacrylate macromonomer (Scheme 53).

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Scheme 53 Macromonomers of N,N -dimethylethylamino methacrylate obtained by telomerization

3.2.1.3 Based on New Monomers The group of Akashi [257–263] extensively used NIPAM to synthesize macromonomers with a benzyl group. First, the telomerization of NIPAM is realized with 2-mercaptoethanol, followed by etheriﬁcation of the alcohol group by using chlorostyrene (Scheme 54).

Scheme 54 Synthesis of N-isopropylacrylamide macromonomer

The macromonomers were then copolymerized with styrene in ethanol. The resulting microspheres, with a PS core and poly(NIPAM) brushes, were thermosensitive [264–267]. Another original macromonomer, based on VAc, afforded interesting properties; however the functionalization of such a monomer remains difﬁcult [252, 268–270]. The group of Sato [269, 271–275] suggested the synthesis of VAc macromonomer by functionalization onto VAc telomers, obtained with 2-mercaptoethanol. The functionalization can be realized with acryloyl chloride, giving macromonomers with different molar masses (Table 24).

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Table 24 Characterization of poly(vinyl acetate) macromonomers [269] Samples DPn (NMR)

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In a similar way, Wood and Cooper [268] used isopropoxyethanol as a transfer agent and the telomers were then functionalized with methacryloyl chloride; however, only 28% of the telomers were functionalized with methacryloyl chloride. Macromonomers were then copolymerized with styrene in dispersion copolymerization, in the presence of 1,1,2,2tetraﬂuoroethylene. Such copolymers have been used as dispersing agents for the styrene polymerization in supercritical CO2 . To increase the amount of functionalization, Collins and Rimmer [276] and Carter et al. [277] used 2-propanol as the transfer agent [276, 277]. Owing to the low transfer constant of 2-propanol, a large excess of transfer agent was used. Despite this large excess, they obtained high molar masses (Mn = 10 000 to 17 000 g mol–1 ). To increase the alcohol functionalization, telomers of VAc were synthesized with 2-mercaptoethanol in the presence of 2-propanol as the solvent and also with an initiator bearing alcohol groups [276–278] (Scheme 55). Such oligomers were copolymerized with polylactone, leading to poly(vinyl acetate)-polylactone block copolymers.

Scheme 55 Poly(vinyl acetate) oligomers bearing an alcohol chain end

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3.2.2 Macromonomers with Polycondensable Groups Several authors performed telomerizations in the presence of transfer agents bearing polycondensable groups. For instance, Nair et al. [279] realized the telomerization of butylacrylate with 1-mercapto-2,3-propanediol, according to Scheme 56.

Scheme 56 Synthesis of poly(n-butyl acrylate) macromonomer

1-Mercapto-2,3-propanediol exhibits a transfer constant of 0.55 [279], close to that of 2-mercaptoethanol. The resulting macromonomers, having molecular masses ranging from 2000 to 5000 g mol–1 ), have been used in polyurethane formulations with poly(oxyethylenes) [280–282]. Similarly, dicarboxylic transfer agents were used in telomerization. For instance, Yamashita [283–288] realized the synthesis of MMA macromonomer by using thiomalic acid as a transfer agent (Scheme 57).

Scheme 57 PMMA macromonomer with two acid groups

Okamoto [289] synthesized identical macromonomers that had been polycondensed with prepolycarbonates, obtaining polycarbonate-graft-PMMA. The PMMA grafting chain brings transparency and toughness to polycarbonate matrices. Other authors used this technique to synthesize dihydroxy PS macromonomers, used in the synthesis of polyester by polycondensation with terephtalic acid and butylene glycol. More complex macromonomers, based on dihydroxy groups, were synthesized [290, 291]:

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Such a macromonomer was utilized in the synthesis of polyurethanes as adhesives, with very low surface tension (9–12 dynes cm–1 ), mainly for PVC by using very low rates (1% w/w) [290]. The telomerization process is certainly an appropriate technique for the synthesis of (meth)acrylic-type macromonomers, but also of (meth)acrylonitrile-derived macromonomers. This technique is open to almost all conventional monomers but is also devoted to original monomers such as NIPAM. We can note that macromonomers based on halogenated monomers were synthesized by telomerization, using redox catalysis. The telomerization technique is essentially based on the use of thiols as transfer agents, bearing a reactive group (hydroxyl, acid, amino). In most cases this reactive group allows the further reactive double bond of the macromonomer to be obtained. Recently, some other transfer agents, based on iodinated compounds, were used to achieve a macromonomer structure. Finally, by using transfer agents bearing two polycondensable groups, telomerization allows the synthesis of macromonomers in only one-step synthesis. 3.3 Macromonomers Obtained by Addition–Fragmentation and Catalytic Chain Transfer The synthesis of numerous macromonomers can be performed by two methods through radical polymerization in the presence of various addition– fragmentation CTAs [292–295] or catalytic CTAs [69, 70, 296]. 3.3.1 Addition–Fragmentation Process The general form [56] for CTAs involved in addition–fragmentation for the synthesis of macromonomers is described in Scheme 58. The CTA will undergo a β-scission to lead to the corresponding macromonomer (Scheme 59). Table 25 shows some CTAs involved in addition–fragmentation, leading to the expected macromonomer structure. Various macromonomers made from an addition–fragmentation process have been employed as precursors of graft copolymers [292, 297–300]. But Krstina et al. [301] also characterized the use of such macromonomers in the synthesis of block copolymers. They explained that for macromonomers based on methacrylic monomers (Scheme 60, 1), fragmentation of the adduct (Scheme 60, 2) (formed by addition of the methacrylate monomer onto the methacrylate macromonomer) always dominates over reaction with the monomer. This fragmentation leads to block copolymers and graft copolymerization does not occur. The proposed mechanism of block formation is given in Scheme 60.

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Scheme 58 Free-radical addition–fragmentation processes

Scheme 59 Synthesis of macromonomers through addition–fragmentation processes

3.3.2 Catalytic Chain Transfer Process The synthesis of CTAs is often very complex. It involves many reaction steps, which certainly limits the use of the addition–fragmentation process (Scheme 61). CCT may provide an answer to this drawback. The recent investigations concerning CCT were mainly focused on improving the catalytic system by using new cobalt complexes [302–307]. But CCT reactions usually lead to the synthesis of a large variety of structured monofunctional macromonomers terminated by a vinylic functionality [308, 309]. It is important to note that CCT can be conducted with rate constants Ctr hundreds or thousands of times faster than the best mercaptans [69], which

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opens up the synthesis of new CTAs for addition–fragmentation [310]. The efﬁciency of CCT for making good CTAs was mainly proved for MMA [296]. Indeed, macromonomers with x = 1, 2, 3 (Scheme 62) were prepared and isolated as pure compounds [311]. The synthesis of these new CTAs was then applied to different methacrylates, leading to macromonomers of PMMA with several functionalities (Scheme 63). Compound 1 in Scheme 63 [73], which is the trimer of MMA, was directly obtained through CCT of MMA and engaged, after puriﬁcation, in an addition–fragmentation polymerization of MMA. The transfer constant of such a CTA was about 0.2. But more interesting are compounds 2 and 4 in Scheme 63. Compound 2 in Scheme 63 was obtained by a selective hydrolysis of the MMA trimer, whereas compound 4 in Scheme 63 was obtained through esteriﬁcation of the trimer of MAA (Scheme 63, 3) previously obtained through nonselective hydrolysis of 1 in Scheme 63. After puriﬁcation, compounds 2 and 4 in Scheme 63 were used as CTAs in addition– fragmentation of MMA [73]. The calculated transfer constants were 0.3 and 0.16 for 2 and 4 in Scheme 63, respectively. Also oligomers of MMA were obtained, being either α,ω-carboxy from compound 2 in Scheme 63 or α,ωhydroxy from compound 4 in Scheme 63. Recently, by using a cobalt complex with porphyrin, CCT led to a methacrylic acid macromonomer in water [312, 313]. The use of this cobalt intermediate added to a continual reinitiation (V501 is the initiator) involves a living character, unlike conventional CCT. The transfer constant at 69 ◦ C was evaluated to be about 4000, which is unexpectedly very high [314]. Addition–fragmentation and CCT are of great interest for the synthesis of macromonomers. Indeed, unlike other radical techniques, they lead to macromonomers in a one-step reaction by directly introducing the chainend double bond. This double bond is very reactive because it is activated by

Scheme 62 Polymethacrylate macromonomers obtained by catalytic chain transfer (x = 1, 2, 3)

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Scheme 63 Several CTAs synthesized by catalytic chain transfer

well-known functions in polymerization. But the main drawback remains the synthesis of CTAs and the high price of the catalytic cobalt complex. In some cases a β-elimination may also occur, leading to block copolymers instead of graft copolymers. Finally, Chiefari et al. [315–317] suggested another technique leading to the synthesis of addition–fragmentation-type macromonomers but without the use of any CTA. This method, clean, easy, and economical, involves heating a mixture of acrylate or styrene monomer in an appropriate solvent with an azo or peroxy initiator. High temperatures (typically up to 150 ◦ C) are required. To prove the expected mechanism, the authors studied the poly(alkyl acrylate) reactions in the presence (or not) of monomers and by using different conditions. They showed the reaction does not occur without the monomer. Moreover, an increase of the temperature leads to a better yield and a decrease of the molar mass. Macromonomers have been synthesized by this technique with Mn between 103 and 104 g mol–1 .

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3.4 Macromonomers Obtained by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Like the telomerization process, ATRP enables the synthesis of two different types of macromonomers: either with a polymerizable double bond or with a polycondensable group. As depicted in Sect. 3.1 on the design of the macromonomers, the polycondensable groups also comprise groups that afford ring-opening polymerization. 3.4.1 Synthesis of Macromonomers with a Polymerizable Double Bond According to Scheme 64, the resulting oligomers bear an R group (provided by the initiator) in the α position and a halogen atom (provided by the initiator) in the ω position. The macromonomers can also be obtained by ATRP, using three different concepts (Scheme 64): 1. The R group stands for a double bond. 2. The R group may be chemically modiﬁed to achieve the double bond. 3. The halogen atom may be chemically modiﬁed to achieve the double bond.

Scheme 64 Different routes to obtain macromonomers with a polymerizable double bond

3.4.1.1 Initiators with an Unsaturated Group Matyjaszewski et al. ﬁrst used initiators bearing an unsaturated group for the ATRP process of styrene. In 1998, they [318] used vinyl chloroacetate as the initiator for the ATRP of styrene. As VAc was unreactive towards styrene in radical copolymerization, vinyl chloroacetate was able to initiate the ATRP of styrene (Scheme 65). The resulting PS macromonomers, with molar mass ranging from 5 × 103 to 15 × 103 g mol–1, were copolymerized with N-vinylpyrrolidinone. The amphiphilic copolymers obtained were used as hydrogels.

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Scheme 65 Synthesis of polystyrene macromonomer

Scheme 66 Different allylic and vinylic initiators

Zeng et al. [319] extended the use of unsaturated initiator to allyl-type and vinyl-type initiators (Scheme 66). Several ligands were used with allyl-type and vinyl-type initiators, such as 1,1,4,7,10,10-hexamethyltriethylenetetramine (HMDETA), N,N,N ,N ,N pentamethyldiethylenetriamine (PMDETA), or compound 7 in Scheme 66. Zeng et al. showed that the combination of initiator 1 in Scheme 66 with BA6 TREN or initiator 4 in Scheme 66 with BA6 TREN gave the best control of the molar mass for the ATRP of 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate. These allylic macromonomers are then able to copolymerize with acrylamide. Concerning the vinyl-ether-type macromonomers (obtained with compounds 5 and 6 in Scheme 66), their copolymerization was studied with several monomers. The authors observed that the copolymerization was not efﬁcient with styrene or methacrylates, unlike acrylates. However, with acry-

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lates it is necessary to stop the reaction before completion to keep intact the unsaturated group at the chain end. 3.4.1.2 Modification of the Functional Group Provided by the Initiator To obtain the unsaturation, the methodology used in the telomerization process with a monofunctional transfer agent can be extrapolated to the ATRP process. However, unlike telomerization, it is necessary to eliminate the chain-end halogen atom to avoid any side reactions. Several techniques may overcome this problem. For instance, Neugebauer et al. [320] suggested the grafting-from method consisting of several steps, according to Scheme 67. Moreover, Schoen et al. [321] employed a new strategy to eliminate the chain-end halogen atom, based on a transfer reaction onto the ligand. They investigated the ATRP of acrylate monomer in the presence of 2-hydroxy-

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Scheme 68 Synthesis of poly(alkyl acrylate) macromonomer

ethyl-2-bromoisobutyrate as a functionalized initiator and also with a large excess of PMDETA ligand (relative to CuBr). These special conditions allow a hydrogen transfer from the ligand onto the ω position (Scheme 68). The unsaturation is then obtained by reaction of the terminal group with methacryloyl chloride. In a previous work, Cheng et al. [322] performed the same synthesis but without any ligand excess. The resulting macromonomer was similar to that described in Scheme 69 but with a chain-end bromine atom. This macromonomer was polymerized by the ATRP process, leading to a hypergrafted polymer. The Mark–Houwink coefﬁcient was 0.47, which characterized the hyperbranched structure. Hydrolysis of such a polymer led to the corresponding poly(acrylic acid). Similarly, Hua et al. [323] performed the synthesis of brushlike poly(acrylic acid). 3.4.1.3 Modification of the Chain-End Halogen Atom Muehlebach [324] developed an original method that consists of replacing the terminal bromine atom by a methacrylate function (Scheme 69). The rate of methacrylate functionalization is above 90% for molar masses ranging between 1500 and 24 000 g mol–1. The efﬁciency of such functionalization was evidenced by further copolymerization with 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate.

Scheme 69 Synthesis of poly(n-butyl acrylate) macromonomer

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In a similar study, Schulze et al. [325] suggested the synthesis of polypropylene-g-PS copolymers by copolymerization of PS macromonomer with propylene, using metallocene catalysis. They ﬁrst synthesized by ATRP oligomers of styrene with a chain-end bromine or chlorine atom. After puriﬁcation, macromonomers are obtained by reaction of oligomers with allyl trimethylsilane [326, 327], followed by addition with a Lewis acid (TiCl4 ) without any monomer (Scheme 69). In these conditions, the terminal halogen is replaced by a carbocation and Ti2 Cl9 – . The carbocation obtained will directly lead to the allylic double bond. 1 H NMR easily characterized the absence of the terminal halogen [328]. The macromonomers synthesized exhibited molar masses ranging from 1200 to 18 300 g mol–1 with PDI close to 1.2. The macromonomer functionality is almost 1 and corresponds to that of the initial halogen [156]. Recently, Couvreur et al. [329, 330] proposed the synthesis of acrylic-type macromonomers by direct substitution of the terminal halogen atom. The nucleophilic modiﬁcation of the bromide end group of both types of polymers to a polymerizable acrylate or methacrylate group has been achieved in order to obtain a wide range of macromonomers. Such macromonomers are widely used as starting products for graft copolymers and other highly branched polymer architectures. The success of this end-group modiﬁcation has been studied in detail by MALDI-TOF MS and NMR. Then, ATRP of these macromonomers was successfully performed in order to synthesize well-deﬁned comblike poly(macromonomers) with controlled chain length and low polydispersity. In a similar way, Norman et al. [331] synthesized PMMA oligomers by ATRP. The methacrylic double bond of the resulting macromonomer was directly obtained by elimination of the terminal halogen by catalytic CTAs, such as 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21H,23H-porphine cobalt(II) [Co(tpp)]

Scheme 70 Functionalization of oligomers obtained by ATRP (addition of allyl trimethylsilane, ATMS)

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and bis[(2,3-butanedione dioximato) (2-) O : O ] tetraﬂuorodiborato (2-) N,N ,N ,N cobalt(II), near the end of an atom-transfer polymerization. Low molecular weight, narrow polydispersity PMMA polymers prepared by ATRP have been converted in high yield (85%) to the ω-unsaturated PMMA species by the in situ addition of Co(tpp) to an ATRP reaction mixture. These species have been copolymerized successfully with ethyl acrylate using an azo initiator with little or no sign of the original macromonomer. Narrow polydispersity diblock copolymers (of MMA and BMA) prepared by ATRP have also been converted to the corresponding unsaturated end-group species by the addition of Co(tpp) in solution to a “live” reaction mixture. 3.4.2 Synthesis of Macromonomers with Polycondensable Groups In the last decade, several new reactive groups in polycondensation have been employed as ATRP initiators, e.g., lactones [332, 333], as follows:

These new compounds serve both as a monomer in living ring-opening polymerization and as an initiator in the ATRP process. For instance, the resulting PMMA macromonomers, bearing PMMA grafting groups, were further copolymerized with ε-caprolactone via ring-opening polymerization to form graft polyester copolymers. Another macromonomer, bearing a pyrrole end group with a methacrylate lateral chain, was synthesized and copolymerized by the same authors [334]. The macromonomer was synthesized in the presence of initiator 8, according to Scheme 71:

Scheme 71 Pyrrole- or oxazoline-terminated bromine initiators in the ATRP process

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This macromonomer may be employed in the ﬁeld of electrical conductive polymers. Methacrylate chains provide better processing properties than the usual (pyrole) polymers. Interestingly, we can mention the oxazoline-terminated PS macromonomers [335], obtained by ATRP in the presence of initiators 9 and 10in Scheme 71. Furthermore, Cianga and Yagci [336] performed the synthesis of graft copolymers in which the lateral chains were obtained through an ATRP process. The lateral chains were good organophilic compounds (such as PS) in order to increase the organic solubility of the main chain, i.e., polyphenylene, for the graft copolymer. The lateral chain can be obtained with the corresponding dibromine initiator:

The graft copolymers were then obtained either by Suzuki [with Pd(PPh3 )4 ] or Yamamoto (with NiCl2 ) reaction [337]:

Furthermore, the group of Deimede [338–340] performed the synthesis of α-dicarboxy end-functionalized PS macromonomers by using ATRP (Scheme 72). Further polycondensation with dihydroxy end functionalized poly(ethylene oxide) led to alternating branched PS/poly(ethylene oxide) poly(macromonomers) (Scheme 72). These novel amphiphilic compounds afforded the formation of stable micelles, especially in THF or dioxane. In the course of synthesizing new macromonomers, ATRP is one of the most appropriate radical techniques, witnessed by the high number of publications in this area. First, like for other LRP, the macromonomers obtained possess macromolecular chains with very low PDI, which confer speciﬁc properties. Second, there are several possibilities for synthesizing macromonomers through the ATRP process. Indeed, macromonomers can be

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Scheme 72 Synthesis of alternating branched polystyrene/poly(ethylene oxide) poly(macromonomers)

obtained by simply using an initiator with a reactive double bond but also by chemical modiﬁcation of both extremities, i.e., the terminal halogen or the functional group provided by the initiator. The ﬁrst strategy, based on the use of an unsaturated group carried by the initiator, is less developed because it implies the use of unreactive double bonds during the ATRP process. Despite this limitation, the number of initiators with unsaturated groups used in ATRP remains high. The second strategy, i.e., chemical modiﬁcation of extremities, gives most of the macromonomers by ATRP. Indeed, the methods for replacing the halogen atom by a reactive double bond are common and easily reproducible, e.g., reaction with allyl trimethylsilane in the presence of TiCl4 . Hence, the syntheses of macromonomers by the ATRP process have certainly not been totally explored. Several synthetic strategies can be used to achieve the targeted macromonomer structure, but also most vinyl monomers are efﬁcient in ATRP. However, elimination of HX (where X is a halogen atom) often occurs, leading to a chain-end double bond which does not enable the synthesis of macromonomers.

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3.5 Macromonomers Obtained by Nitroxide-Mediated Polymerization As already described in Scheme 35 (Sect. 2.7), the macromolecules obtained by the NMP process exhibit the general following structure: a functional group provided by the initiator at a chain end (α position) and an aminoxyl function at the other chain end (ω position). A macromonomer structure may be achieved by modifying one of the two positions. 3.5.1 Modification of the ω Position Kuckling and Wohlrab [341] polymerized 2-vinylpyridine in the presence of hydroxy-TEMPO (Scheme 73). The macromonomer was obtained by reacting the hydroxyl group, situated at the ω position, with acryloyl chloride. The poly(vinylpyridine) chloride was then copolymerized with NIPAM in the presence of N,N -methylenebisacrylamide to obtain graft copolymer gels. These gels were found to be temperature- and pH-dependent. But above 33 ◦ C, the authors showed aggregation of the poly(NIPAM) phase and a pH > 5.5 leads to aggregation of the poly(vinylpyridine). However, the pH effect remains minor compared with that of temperature.

Scheme 73 Synthesis of poly(2-vinylpyridine) macromonomer

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Scheme 74 Synthesis of poly(sodium styrenesulfonate) macromonomer

Other teams worked on the functionalization of the aminoxyl group situated at the ω position. For instance, the method of Ding et al. [342] is original for the synthesis of a novel series of poly(sodium styrenesulfonate) (PSSNa) macromonomers (compound 3 in Scheme 74) based on stable free radical polymerization in the presence of TEMPO. The (PSSNa) macromonomer was then copolymerized with styrene by emulsion polymerization to yield proton exchange membranes with sodium ions. The original structure of these graft copolymers (i.e., hydrophilic part owing to PSSNa) affords good ionic conductivity and may become a good model of NAFION membranes. 3.5.2 Modification of the α Position To obtain a macromonomer starting from the α position consists of a chemical modiﬁcation on the function provided by the initiator used during the NMP process. For instance, Hawker et al. [343] replaced the benzoyl group, provided by the benzoyl peroxide initiator, by a hydroxyl group. This latter

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Scheme 75 Chemical modiﬁcation of the α position

group is then able to react with acryloyl chloride to produce the reactive double bond of the macromonomer (Scheme 75). Similarly, Hawker et al. [220, 344] synthesized original PS macromonomers with two amine groups situated at the α position. These amine groups can further react through a condensation reaction. This macromonomer was synthesized in the presence of a peculiar diazoic initiator 4 prepared in a ﬁrst step, according to Scheme 76. NMP leads to a macromonomer structure by modiﬁcation of either the α position or the ω position, i.e., the aminoxyl function. The α position is brought by the intiator and a chemical modiﬁcation usually leads to macromonomers with two polycondensable groups. Moreover, the functionalization of the aminoxyl function will lead to macromonomers with

Scheme 76 Synthesis of polystyrene macromonomer with two condensable amine groups

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a polymerizable double bond. However, the thermal stability of these macromonomers remains weak. 3.6 Macromonomers Obtained by Other Techniques Among all the radical processes previously described, more speciﬁc techniques can lead to the synthesis of macromonomers. For instance, the use of borans in radical polymerization, or the radical polymerization based on unimolecular terminations, may allow macromonomers to be obtained. These speciﬁc techniques will be brieﬂy summarized as only a few workers have investigated the use of such techniques, aiming at the synthesis of macromonomers. Chung [345] is certainly one of the best specialists in the use of borans in radical polymerization. This original method to obtain macromonomers is described in Scheme 77. A plot of the molar mass versus the monomer conversion produces a straight line that characterizes a living process. The molar masses ranged between 104 and 105 g mol–1 and the macromonomer structure was perfectly established by 13 C NMR. Some Japanese teams developed a novel technique, based on unimolecular termination, which allows separating both initiation and termination (or transfer) processes. After growing chains are obtained, the macroradical formed is able to react with another molecule (mainly unsaturated) to lead to a stable radical. This one may transfer to give another radical able to reinitiate a polymerization. This process was developed, aiming at synthesizing either telechelic oligomers [85] (Scheme 78) or macromonomers [86] (Scheme 79). Concerning the synthesis of VAc macromonomer, Fukutomi et al. [270] showed a functionality of 1.78 per polymer chain. This result was attributed to side reactions of chloromethylstyrene (end-capping agent) onto – N = sites

Scheme 77 Synthesis of PMMA macromonomer with boran

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Scheme 78 Synthesis of hydroxyl-telechelic oligomers by using an iniferter system [85]

Scheme 79 Synthesis of poly(vinyl acetate) macromonomer by using an iniferter system

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of the terminal imidazoline group, leading to some quaternization. After hydrolysis of the poly(vinyl alcohol) macromonomer, the authors investigated the emulsion copolymerization of the macromonomer with MMA, resulting in microspheres in a water–alcohol solution. Indeed, the hydrophilic macromonomer afforded stabilization of the emulsion during the copolymerization.

4 Conclusion This review aimed at providing the new designs of macromonomers and telechelic oligomers and especially their syntheses using both conventional polymerization and CRP. Concerning conventional radical polymerizations, this review supplied different studies since the reviews of Boutevin [2] and Rempp and Franta [3]. However, the synthesis of macromonomer and telechelic structures by using conventional radical polymerizations has not been described in detail in this review. Indeed, unlike the conventional radical techniques, the controlled radical ones represent a major breakthrough for the syntheses of macromolecular structures because they afford very good control of the macromolecular architectures (control of the molar masses and low PDI). Hence, this review has shown how ATRP, NMP, addition– fragmentation processes, and ITP can lead to both macromonomers and telechelic oligomers. For all these living techniques, the oligomers obtained bear a reactive function at the chain end, e.g., xanthate, bromine, iodine, or aminoxyle. The synthesis of telechelic oligomers or macromonomers requires a chemical modiﬁcation of these reactive functions. The literature offers many possibilities to modify such reactive groups: radical reactions, nucleophilic substitution, etc. To the authors’ knowledge, most telechelic oligomers and macromonomers are obtained by ATRP. This may be explained by a relatively easy replacement of the terminal halogen atom. However, even after chemical modiﬁcation, CuBr traces remain in the ﬁnal product, which represents a major drawback for further industrial developments. The syntheses of macromonomers and telechelic oligomers by using LRP have not been developed industrially yet. Indeed, unlike conventional radical polymerizations (i.e., telomerization and DEP), the cost of CRPs still remains very high. However, despite such high cost, new possibilities are now opened up for telechelic oligomers and macromonomers obtained by CRPs. This concerns, for instance, the recent investigations into the nanostructuring and especially through noncovalent linkages. The work of Lohmeijer et al. [224] illustrated the synthesis of “metallo-supramolecular copolymers,” and that of Leibler [346] linked bifunctional and trifunctional oligomers by hydrogen bonding. For now, the innovative works mainly concern (macro)molecules of

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low molecular weight, obtained by polycondensation or radical copolymerization, in which the linking groups are statistically dispersed into the chain. But these new telechelic oligomers obtained by LRP may help in building more complex macromolecular structures. On the other hand, the synthesis of new macromonomers aims at obtaining new graft copolymers with controlled architectures. These new types of graft copolymers should provide interesting properties and should ﬁnd new applications in various areas, such as biological applications (transfer of peptides/proteins) or new membranes for fuel cells. In conclusion, this review has considered the whole range of synthetic methodologies based on radical polymerizations to achieve the desired telechelic or macromonomer structures. It is very difﬁcult to rank the various synthetic techniques (radical polymerizations and chemical modiﬁcations), especially in terms of functionality. Indeed, the polymerization process is well adapted to a monomer in certain conditions, but may not be reproduced in different conditions. Many side reactions may also occur, leading to dramatic loss of the functionality. However, this review shows how to get the functionality as close as 1 or 2 (depending on the structure), especially by moving from conventional radical polymerizations to CRPs. For instance, hydroxy-telechelic polybutadiene was ﬁrst obtained by a current commercial process using hydrogen peroxide as the initiator in DEP conditions. But, owing to side reactions (grafting sites), the hydroxy functionality was about 2.3 for Mn = 1000 g mol–1 and even 2.7 for Mn = 2500 g mol–1. The functionality was then decreased by polymerizing butadiene by CRP. Indeed, the NMP of butadiene in the presence of TEMPO followed by a continuous elemination of TEMPO units by sublimation led to an average functionality of 2.06 [217, 219]. This example illustrates the difﬁculty of exactly matching the bifunctionality and also clearly demonstrates the utility of CRP. The success of functionalization by using CRP may be explained by the low number of termination reactions owing to the stability of propagating radical intermediate. Taking into account such an assumption, anionic or cationic polymerizations would certainly allow a functionality of 1 or 2 to be achieved. For instance, hydroxy-telechelic–polybutadiene was recently synthesized by Schwindeman et al . [347]. But such techniques still require drastic conditions.

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Magnetic Field-Responsive Smart Polymer Composites Genovéva Filipcsei · Ildikó Csetneki · András Szilágyi · Miklós Zrínyi (u) Department of Physical Chemistry, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, MTA-BME Laboratory of Soft Matters, 1521 Budapest, Hungary [email protected] 1

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Abstract The combination of polymers with nano- or microsized solid materials displays novel and often enhanced properties compared to the traditional materials. They can open up possibilities for new technological applications. Materials whose physical properties can be varied by application of magnetic ﬁelds belong to a speciﬁc class of smart materials. The broad family of magnetic ﬁeld-controllable soft materials includes ferroﬂuids, magneto-rheological ﬂuids, magnetic gels, and magnetic elastomers. The magnetic gels and elastomers (magnetoelasts) represent a new type of composite and consist of small magnetic particles, usually in the nanometer to micron range, dispersed in a highly elastic polymeric matrix. The magnetic particles can be incorporated into the elastic body either randomly or in ordered structure. If a uniform magnetic ﬁeld is applied to the reactive mixture during the cross-linking process, particle chains form and become locked into the elastomer. The resulting composites exhibit anisotropic properties. Combination of magnetic and elastic properties leads to a number of striking phenomena that are exhibited in response to impressed magnetic ﬁelds. The magnetic particles couple the shape and the elastic modulus with the external magnetic ﬁeld. Giant deformational effects, high elasticity, anisotropic elastic and swelling properties, and quick response to magnetic ﬁelds open new opportunities for using such materials for various applications. Since the magnetic ﬁelds are convenient stimuli from the point of signal control, the magnetoelasts are promising smart materials in engineering due to their real-time controllable elastic properties. More recently, increasing interest has been devoted to exploration of multiresponsive magnetic polymers, which exhibit sensitivity to several external stimuli. Micro- and nanospheres that combine both magnetic, temperature, and pH sensitivity were also elaborated and studied. These new results provide novel possibilities for preparation of more complex magnetic ﬁeld-responsive materials like membranes with on/off switching control. In this article, we review recent advances in mechanical and swelling behavior of magnetic ﬁeld-responsive soft materials, including ﬂexible polymer networks and gels. Keywords Anisotropic elastomers · Ferrogels · Magnetic composites · Magnetic latexes · Stress–strain dependence · Temporary reinforcement · Vibration and shock absorber Abbreviations PVA Poly(vinyl alcohol) mPVA Magnetite-loaded PVA GDA Glutaraldehyde VA Vinyl alcohol PDMS Poly(dimethylsiloxane) mPDMS Magnetic poly(dimethylsiloxane) mPS Magnetic polystyrene SLS Sodium lauryl sulphate SA Stearyl alcohol AIBN N,N -Azobis(isobutyronitrile) PNIPA Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) mPNIPA Magnetic poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) BA Methylenbisacrylamide APS Ammonium persulphate TEMED N,N,N ,N -Tetramethylenediamine SEM Scanning electron microscope

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1 Introduction It is one of today’s challenging tasks to manufacture new multifunctional smart materials that posses intelligence at the material level. We refer to material intelligence in terms of three main functions: sensing changes in environmental conditions, processing the sensed information, and ﬁnally making judgment (actuating) by moving away from or to the stimulus [1, 2]. Polymer gels are unique intelligent materials in the sense that no other class of ma-

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terials can be made to respond to as many different stimuli. Volume phase transition in response to inﬁnitesimal change of external stimuli has been observed in various gels [2–7]. The stimuli that have been demonstrated to induce abrupt changes in physical properties are diverse, and include temperature, pH, solvent or ionic composition, electric ﬁeld, light intensity, as well as introduction of speciﬁc ions [2–7]. In recent years, these gels have become of major interest as novel intelligent or smart materials. Many kinds of such gels have been developed and studied for application to several biomedical and industrial ﬁelds, e.g., controlled drug delivery systems, muscle-like soft linear actuators, biomimetic energy transducing devices, and separation techniques [2–5]. Attempts at developing stimuli-responsive gels for technological purposes are complicated by the fact that structural changes, like changes in the degree of swelling, are kinetically restricted by the collective diffusion of chains and the friction between the polymer network and the swelling agent. This disadvantage often hinders the effort of designing optimal gels for different applications. In order to accelerate the response of an adaptive gel to stimuli, the use of magnetic ﬁeld-sensitive gels (ferrogels) has been developed [27–42]. Combination of magnetic and elastic properties leads to a number of striking phenomena in response to impressed magnetic ﬁelds. Magnetic ﬁeld-responsive materials are speciﬁc subsets of smart materials that can adaptively change their physical properties due to external magnetic ﬁeld. Magnetic materials have found a wide range of applications in science and technology. Composite materials consisting of rather rigid polymeric matrices ﬁlled with magnetic particles have been known for a long time. These materials are successfully used as permanent magnets, magnetic cores, and as connecting and ﬁxing elements in many areas. These traditional magnetic elastomers have low ﬂexibility and practically do not change their size, shape, or elastic properties in the presence of an external magnetic ﬁeld. Molecular or polymer magnets are systems where permanent magnetization and magnetic hysteresis can be achieved as a purely one-molecule phenomenon. Molecular magnets belong to a ﬁeld that is still at an early stage of development. Their magnetic properties appear at extremely low temperature and the magnetic response is rather weak [8–10]. Another possibility for the development of magnetic polymers is to apply ﬂexible polymer composites containing magnetic particles. Magnetic elastomers (magnetoelasts) [11–26] as well as magnetic gels (ferrogels) [27–49] have been developed recently. A relatively limited number of comprehensive studies have been devoted to understanding the coupling phenomena between magnetic and elastic properties, despite the fact that several attempts have been made to apply magnetic elastomers as soft actuators, micromanipulators, artiﬁcial muscles, tuneable or adjustable mounts, and as suspension devices [47–60]. The variety of magnetic polymers is summarized in Fig. 1.

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Fig. 1 Magnetic polymers

The main purpose of the present review is to report on recent advances in the development of magnetic ﬁeld-responsive polymer composites. The review article is organized as follows. In the ﬁrst part the diversity of magnetic polymers is outlined. The next section summarizes the preparation of magnetic polymer gels and elastomers, including monolith samples and microspheres. Preparation of isotropic composites containing randomly distributed magnetic particles, as well as highly anisotropic samples characterized by ordered structure of ﬁller particles, is then described. The magnetic properties of these materials are the next topic of discussion. This is followed by the discussion of stress–strain behavior. Section 6 deals with the inﬂuence of a uniform magnetic ﬁeld on the elastic modulus. In the next two sections, the magnetoelastic coupling is discussed. A ﬁnal section is concerned with the swelling behavior of magnetite-loaded polymer gels.

2 Towards Magnetic Polymer Composites Many useful engineering materials, as well as living organisms have a heterogeneous composition. The hybridization of organic and inorganic matter on the colloidal scale provides new and sometimes surprising properties. Fillers are usually solid additives that are incorporated into the polymer to modify the physical properties. Fillers can be divided into three categories: First are those that reinforce the polymer and improve its mechanical performance. Second are those that are used to take up space, and thus reduce material cost. The third, less common category is when ﬁller particles are incorporated into the material to improve its responsive properties. The new generation of magnetic elastomers and gels represent a new type of composites, consisting of small (mainly nano- and micron-sized) magnetic particles dispersed in a high elastic polymeric matrix [11–51]. These materi-

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als are relatively new and exhibit a great number of fascinating phenomena, which are the subject of intensive theoretical and experimental research. The peculiar magnetoelastic properties may be used to create a wide range of motions and to control the shape change and movement. An understanding of magneto-elastic coupling in polymers will hasten the engineers to develop new type of switches, sensors, micromachines, biomimetic energytransducing devices, and controlled delivery systems. Magnetically active soft materials are polymer-based elastomeric materials that react to an external magnetic ﬁeld and undergo deformation or experience mechanical stress. They are often cited by various synonyms as magnetostrictive polymers, magnetorheological polymers, or magnetoelasts. Magnetic polymer gels belong to a subclass of magnetic elastomers where the ﬂexible cross-linked polymers contain magnetizable particles as well as a signiﬁcant amount of swelling liquid. Development of magnetically active polymer systems is strongly related to the development of magnetic nanoparticles and magnetic ﬂuids [52–58]. Magnetic nanoparticles are of considerable interest because of their potential use in high-density memory devices, spintronics, and application in diagnostic medicine. Magnetic liquids (ferroﬂuids) are colloidal system of single domain magnetic nanoparticles that are dispersed either in aqueous or organic liquids [52–58]. The particles are typically in the size range 5–15 nm and are held in the sol by using special stabilizers in order to maintain their individual stability and to prevent coagulation. Magnetorheological ﬂuids are the suspensions of larger particles, one to three orders of magnitude larger than colloidal ferroﬂuid particles. The magnetorheological particles contain hundreds of magnetic domains. These liquids demonstrate dramatic changes in their rheological behavior in response to an externally applied magnetic ﬁeld. Magnetic micro- and nanospheres as well as monolith gels made of crosslinked polymers have been studied extensively for a wide range of applications. Polymer-encapsulated magnetic ﬁller particles with diameters of less than 1 µm are of some interest in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, as well as in paint production due to their improved physical and mechanical properties. Magnetic separation of labeled cells and other biological entities, therapeutic drug, gene and radionuclide delivery, radio frequency methods for the catabolism of tumors via hyperthermia, and contrast enhancement agents for magnetic resonance imaging applications are the most important examples [66]. The synthesis of stimuli-responsive polymer gel microspheres have been receiving growing attention [67–69, 73]. Polymer microspheres that combine both temperature- and pH-responsive volume phase transitions have been elaborated, as reported by many authors [2, 5–7, 65, 66]. Owing to their relatively rapid and easy magnetic separation, thermosensitive polymer magnetic microspheres could be widely used in biomedical and bioengineering, such

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as for enzyme immobilization and immunoassay, cell separation, and clinical diagnosis. In addition due to their sensitivities to both magnetic ﬁeld and temperature, thermosensitive polymer magnetic microspheres offer a high potential application in the design of a targeting drug delivery system, which is considered a safe and effective way for tissue-speciﬁc release of drugs. With a small quantity of magnetic thermoresponsive polymer microspheres, a large amount of drug could be easily administered and transported to the site of choice.

3 Preparation of Magnetic Polymer Gels and Elastomers Preparation of magnetic polymer gels and elastomers is similar to that of other ﬁller-loaded networks. One can precipitate well-dispersed colloidalsized particles in the polymeric material. The in situ precipitation can be made before, during, and after the cross-linking reaction [74, 88]. According to another method the preparation and characterization of colloidal magnetic particles are made separately, and the cross-linking takes place after mixing the polymer solution and the magnetic sol [75]. We have prepared monolith magnetic polymers as well as highly swollen magnetic polymer gels. It is worth distinguishing two kinds of ﬁller-loaded samples: • Isotropic composites, with uniform spatial distribution of ﬁller particles • Anisotropic composites, characterized by uniaxially ordered ﬁller particles Magnetic micro- and nanogel beads containing magnetic nanoparticles were also prepared and studied. 3.1 Preparation of Magnetic Polymer Gels with Uniform Filler Distribution 3.1.1 Magnetite-Loaded Poly(vinyl alcohol) Gels Chemically cross-linked poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) hydrogel ﬁlled with magnetite particles were prepared as follows. First, magnetite (Fe3 O4 ) sol (ferroﬂuid) was prepared by a conventional coprecipitation method. The sediment was dispersed with 1 M HCl or HClO4 , which induced peptization. The particle size was varied over a wide range from nanometers to microns by the concentration of the reactants as well as by the stirring intensity. Small angle X-ray scattering was used to determine the size and the size distribution of the magnetite particles in the ferroﬂuid.

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Fig. 2 Size distribution of the magnetite particles in the magnetite sol; M(r) is mass fraction of particles of diameter r [76]

Figure 2 shows the size distribution of a representative sample. In this case the average diameter of the magnetite particles was found to be 4 nm. In order to prepare magnetite-loaded PVA gels (mPVA), the stabilized magnetite sol having a concentration of 10 wt % was mixed with PVA solution. Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA 72 000, Merck-821038) is a neutral waterswollen polymer which reacts with GDA resulting in chemical cross-linkages between PVA chains. For the preparation of the magnetic PVA gels, 8 wt % PVA (Merck) solution and 1 M glutaraldehyde GDA (Aldrich) were used as the polymer and the cross-linker, respectively. HCl was used as initiator. The cross-linking density was varied by the amount of GDA relative to the vinyl alcohol VA units of PVA chains. The ratio of [VA] units to [GDA] molecules was varied between 100 ≤ [VA]/[GDA] ≤ 400. Spherical, cylindrical, and cube shaped samples were prepared for mechanical and swelling measurements. After gelation, the samples were kept in distilled water to remove the unreacted compounds. A more detailed description of the preparation process can be found in one of our previous papers [29]. 3.1.2 Magnetic Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Elastomers with Uniform Filler Distribution For the preparation of magnetic ﬁeld-responsive poly(dimethylsiloxane) composites (mPDMS), a commercial two-component reagent (Elastosil 604 A and Elastosil 604 B) provided by Wacker (Munich) was used. Component A contains polymers and the Pt-containing catalyst while component B provides the cross-linking agent. Component B was varied from 2.5 wt % to 3.5 wt %. Carbonyl-iron and iron oxide particles were used as magnetic ﬁller particles. The concentration of the solid magnetic materials was varied between 10 wt % and 30 wt % in the polymer matrix. Figure 3 a shows a scanning electron microscope (SEM) picture of the carbonyl iron particles. It can be seen that polydisperse carbonyl iron particles have a spherical shape with

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a smooth surface. The average diameter of these particles was found to be 2.5 µm. The magnetite (Fe3 O4 ) particles (Fig. 3b) have smaller average size (0.2 µm) and narrower size distribution. It must be mentioned that the aggregated structure of magnetite particles as shown in Fig. 3b is due to SEM preparation. In solution as well as in the gels, the individual particles are distributed randomly as conﬁrmed by small angle X-ray scattering. Both carbonyl iron and iron oxide particles were dispersed in the Elastosil 604 A. After mixing it with the Elastosil 604 B component, the solution was transferred into a cube-shaped mould. The cross-linking reaction was carried out at ambient temperature for 4.5 h to obtain the magnetic composites. After cross-linking polymerization, the cubed, cylindrical, and spherical samples were removed from the moulds [77, 78]. 3.2 Preparation of Anisotropic Polymer Composites Synthesis of elastomers under uniform magnetic ﬁeld can be used to prepare anisotropic samples. The ﬁrst step in the preparation is to mix the ﬁller particles with the reaction mixture containing the polymers, the cross-linking agent, and the catalyst. The second step is to stabilize the system in order to avoid aggregation and sedimentation of the solid particles. In order to prepare anisotropic elastomers, the reaction mixture in the mould was placed between the poles of a large electromagnet (JM–PE–I JEOL, Japan) (Fig. 4). The mixture was subjected to B = 400 mT uniform magnetic ﬁeld. The imposed ﬁeld orients the magnetic dipoles and if the particles are spaced closely enough, mutual particle interactions occur. Due to the attractive forces, a pearl chain structure develops as shown in Fig. 5. This phenomenon is called the magneto-rheological effect [53, 55, 57].

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Fig. 4 Preparation of uniaxially ordered polymer composite under uniform magnetic ﬁeld

Fig. 5 Magnetorheological effect of carbonyl iron particles in uniform magnetic ﬁeld. a Magnetite suspension in the absence of external ﬁeld. b The same suspension in the presence of 100 mT uniform magnetic ﬁeld. The direction of forming chains is parallel to the ﬁeld direction, as shown by the arrow [78]

The columnar structure can be ﬁxed by the cross-linking reaction. After the cross-linking polymerization was completed, the samples were removed from the moulds [77, 78]. Due to the magneto-rheological effect, the resulting magnetic composite becomes anisotropic in terms of mechanical and magnetic properties. One can easily vary the direction of the particle chains by the direction of the applied magnetic ﬁeld, as shown in Fig. 6. Depending on the concentration of the magnetic particles as well as on the applied magnetic ﬁeld, columnar structures of the magnetic particles built in the elastic matrix can be varied over a wide range. Figure 7 shows a PDMS elastomer containing a dense column of pearl chains of magnetic particles.

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Fig. 6 Effect of uniform magnetic ﬁeld on the structure formation of magnetic particles. Arrows indicate the direction of uniform magnetic ﬁeld. H denotes the magnetic ﬁeld intensity

Fig. 7 Columnar structure of iron particles built in PDMS elastomer. In order to visualize the columnar structure of magnetic particles in the PDMS composite the sample is rotated. The angle of rotation has been decreased from left to right

On the basis of the same principle, anisotropic mPVA hydrogels were also prepared using magnetite nanoparticles.

3.3 Preparation of Magnetic Gel Beads 3.3.1 Preparation of Magnetic Polystyrene Latex In order to prepare magnetic polystyrene (mPS) latex, the miniemulsion polymerization method was applied [79, 80]. A water-soluble surfactant (sodium lauryl sulphate, SLS) and a monomer-soluble long-chain alcohol, the so-called costabilizer (stearyl alcohol, SA), were used for stabilizing the styrene/water miniemulsion against both coalescence (with SLS) and diffusional degradation or Ostwald ripening (with SA), respectively. The magnetite nanoparticles in a ferroﬂuid (surface-treated magnetite nanoparticles in toluene) were introduced into the monomer under stirring to obtain the stable magnetite/styrene dispersion. Preparation of the miniemul-

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Fig. 8 TEM micrograph of a mPS microsphere

sion was carried out by ultrasound homogenization. An oil-soluble initiator N,N -azobis(isobutyronitrile) (AIBN) was used for starting the polymerization reaction. The detailed polymerization procedure can be found in [80]. Figure 8 shows a typical TEM micrograph of a mPS particle. The magnetite particles are visible as dark spots inside the polystyrene bead. The encapsulation of the magnetic iron oxide in the polymer was found to be complete; neither free magnetite particles nor free polystyrene latex particles not containing magnetite were observed. This observation is in agreement with the concept suggested by Landfester [79] that droplet nucleation is the preferred mechanism and, thus, every single droplet is nucleated for an ideal miniemulsion system. Although the magnetite particles were distributed uniformly in the starting styrene system, they aggregated and accumulated at one side of the spheres during the microemulsion preparation and the subsequent polymerization. 3.3.2 Preparation of Millimeter-Sized PNIPA and Magnetic mPNIPA Thermosensitive Gel Beads Among stimuli-responsive or thermoresponsive polymer microspheres, poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPA) was investigated most intensively. Cross-linked PNIPA is a thermosensitive hydrogel which undergoes a volume phase transition at its lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of around 34 ◦ C. Several authors reported the synthesis of PNIPA microspheres [68–73]. Chemically cross-linked temperature sensitive poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) gel beads were prepared from NIPA, methylenebisacrylamide crosslinker (BA), ammonium persulphate initiator (APS), and N,N,N ,N -tetra-

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methylenediamine (TEMED) from Aldrich Chemicals. These chemicals were used without further puriﬁcation. We have prepared gel beads with an average diameter of 2.0 mm and narrow size distribution using the drop method. The chemical procedure was based on the method developed by Park and Choi [81]. An interpenetrated network (IPN) was prepared by simultaneous gelation of Ca-alginate, with a concomitant free radical polymerization of NIPA and cross-linker within the beads. Alginate was dissolved in 25 mL of 0.01 M Tris buffer (1.75% w/v, degassed and then mixed with 1.92 g NIPA monomer, 0.09 g BA (4% to NIPA w/v), 0.125 mL TEMED, and 0.89 mL of ferroﬂuid. The above solution was added dropwise using a syringe needle into 300 mL of 0.01 M Tris buffer solution, containing 3% CaCl2 and 0.1% (w/v) APS. Gel beads were kept for about 30 min under nitrogen atmosphere. At the end of the polymerization (24 h), they were washed three times with distilled water to remove unreacted monomer, cross-linker, and initiators. Afterwards, the beads were equilibrated with 0.1 M EDTA solution (pH ∼ 7) for 2–3 h to chelate calcium ions and extract the alginate from the IPN beads. 3.3.3 Preparation of Magnetic Polystyrene Latex Covered by PNIPA Gel Shell The magnetic polystyrene latex particles with diameter of 120 nm were covered by PNIPA gel layer. The mPS latex prepared according to the procedure described previously was strongly stirred at 60 ◦ C and kept under N2 atmosphere for 1 h. Then, 0.05 g APS and 0.5 mL 1 M NIPA solution were added to the mPS latex and the reaction mixture was stirred at 60 ◦ C for more than 1 h. Then, 0.5 mL 1 M NIPA solution and 0.36 mL 0.1 M BA solution were added. After 2 h, 0.5 mL 1 M NIPA solution and 0.36 mL 0.1 M BA solution were added again to the mixture. This mixture was stirred 60 ◦ C for more than 2 h under N2 atmosphere. Figure 9 shows the structure of the core-shell microsphere in dry state.

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4 Magnetic Properties of Ferrogels In the magnetic polymer gels (ferrogels), the ﬁnely distributed nanosized magnetic particles are located in the swelling liquid and are attached to the ﬂexible network chains by adhesive forces. The solid nanoparticles are the elementary carriers of a magnetic moment. If the concentration of magnetic particles is below the percolation threshold, the gel contains a collection of single domain particles. From the magnetic viewpoint, the ferrogel is a dilute ensemble of non-interacting magnetic moments. Similarly to ferroﬂuids, at elevated temperatures the ferrogel should show superparamagnetic characteristics. But in contrast to magnetic ﬂuids, the position of the particles built into the gel are rigidly ﬁxed and thus the moments of the blocked particles cannot rotate towards the direction of the external ﬁeld if the Zeeman energy is smaller than the anisotropy energy (this is the situation in ﬁelds smaller than 0.5 T). In the absence of an external magnetic ﬁeld, the moments are randomly oriented, and thus the gel has no net magnetization. As soon as an external ﬁeld is applied, the magnetic moments tend to align with the ﬁeld and produce a bulk magnetization, M [53, 55]: M · H M= = MS cos θ , (1) H where θ is the angle between the magnetic ﬁeld and the magnetic axis of a particle, MS is the saturation magnetization, H is the external ﬁeld, and the average cos θ is taken over all the particles. With ordinary ﬁeld strengths, the tendency of the magnetic moments to align with the applied ﬁeld is partially overcome by thermal agitation, such as with the molecules of paramagnetic gas. As the strength of the ﬁeld increases, all the particles eventually align their moments along the direction of the ﬁeld, and as a result, the magnetization saturates. The single domain particles are therefore the most efﬁcient magnets. If the ﬁeld is turned off, the magnetic dipole moments begin to randomize and thus the bulk magnetization reduces. Depending on the temperature and size of particles there are two mechanisms for the relaxation of magnetization [83]: i) Brownian rotation, where the rotation of the magnetic moments takes place together with the rotation of the individual particles with a relaxation time, τB ii)Néel relaxation, which is a rotation of the magnetic moments inside the particles; the Néel mechanism can be described by another relaxation time, τN . In ferrogels, the magnetic particles are trapped by the polymer network, therefore the Brownian rotation is supposed to be restricted and the Néel relaxation is expected to become more effective.

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On the basis of the relaxation times, one can deﬁne a blocking temperature, TB . At temperature T < TB the magnetic material exhibits ferromagnetic characteristics with hysteresis and remanent magnetization. With increasing temperature the ferromagnetic characteristics decrease and vanish at the blocking temperature. Above TB , all apparent ferromagnetic characteristics disappear, even though within each particle the magnetic moments remain ferromagnetically aligned. It is worth mentioning that the blocking temperature is proportional to the volume of the magnetic particles, which means even a modest increase in particle size can result in a signiﬁcant increase in the value of TB . At T > TB , the magnetic nanoparticles exhibit superparamagnetic behavior with a giant magnetic moment, which is about 104 times larger than the individual atomic moment. The magnetic behavior of superparamagnetic material can be described by the Langevin function. Assuming the magnetization of individual particles in the gel to be equal to the saturation magnetization of the pure ferromagnetic material, the magnetization, M, of ferrogel in the presence of an applied ﬁeld can be expressed as: 1 M = Φm Ms L(ξ) = Φm Ms coth ξ – , (2) ξ where φm stands for the volume fraction of the magnetic particles in the whole gel, and the parameter, ξ of Langevin function L(ξ) is deﬁned as: ξ=

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Figure 10 shows a typical magnetization curve of ferrogel. The magnetization is plotted against the magnetic ﬁeld strength. Four cycles have been measured and plotted. On the basis of this ﬁgure, we can conclude that within the experimental accuracy no hysteresis loop has been observed. This ﬁnding says that no remanent magnetization takes place in ferrogels at room temperature. This is an important result, which means that in alternating magnetic ﬁeld the transformation of magnetic energy into thermal energy is rather small. For this reason, devices made of ferrogels and subjected to alternating magnetic ﬁeld are characterized by small energy loss per cycle. It may also be seen that the

Fig. 10 Magnetization curve of a ferrogel measured at room temperature. The solid line was ﬁtted by Eq. 2 with parameters M/φm Ms = (coth ξ – 1/ξ), where ξ = 0.0145µ0 H and Φm Ms = 2.33. Different symbols represent subsequent cycles

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shape of M(H) dependence can be satisfactorily described by the Langevin approach, shown by the solid line in the ﬁgure. Similar magnetic behavior has been found for mPS microspheres. Figure 11a shows a typical magnetization curve for mPS particles, whose TEM is shown in Fig. 11b. The mPS microspheres show a typical superparamagnetic behavior at room temperature. No remanence was observed when the magnetic ﬁeld was removed.

5 Elastic Properties of Magnetic Composites Studied by Unidirectional Compression In the absence of an external magnetic ﬁeld, the magnetic gels and polymer networks present a mechanical behavior very close to that of a swollen ﬁllerloaded network. Since a typical magnetic gel can be considered as a dilute magnetic system φm < 0.1, we may neglect the inﬂuence of magnetic interactions on the modulus. Thus the stress–strain dependence of a unidirectionally deformed gel sample can be expressed on the basis of Gaussian statistical theories [3, 4, 84]. Consider a circular cylindrical gel extended along its axis so that the circular symmetry is maintained. Let h0 and h be the initial (reference) and deformed length of the cylinder. Then, the principal deformation ratio along the axis z is λz ; λx and λy are deformation ratios for the axes perpendicular to the axis z. The strain energy density function for and ideal phantom network, Wel , can be expressed as follows [3, 4, 84]: 1 (4) Wel = G λ2x + λ2y + λ2z – 3 , 2 where G represents the elastic modulus. If the deformation is realized at con–1

stant volume, λx λy λz = 1, then λx and λy reduce to λx = λy = λz 2 . The strained energy can be expressed in terms of the G and the deformation ratio: 1 2 2 –3 . (5) Wel (λz ) = G λz + 2 λz The nominal stress, σn , can be derived from Eq. 5 by a standard method [84– 86]: ∂Wel σn = . (6) ∂λz The result is neo-Hokean stress–strain dependence: σn = G λz – λ–2 z = GD ,

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where D = (λz – λ–2 z ). The elastic modulus of magnetic composite can be expressed as a function of ﬁller concentration: G = G0 f (φm ) ,

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where C1 and C2 are the Mooney–Rivlin parameters. C2 is usually consider as the measure of non-ideality [84–86]. We have performed unidirectional stress–strain measurements to characterize the elastic properties of the magnetic composites. The static and dynamic mechanical tester (INSTRON 5543) was used for the experiment. Both large deformation and small deformation behavior were investigated. In order to determine the elastic modulus, we studied the small strain compression of magnetic composites. All the mechanical measurements were carried out at room temperature. The elastic modulus of the magnetic samples containing randomly distributed magnetic materials was determined on the basis of Eq. 7 from the plot of nominal stress against D. The slope, which provides the elastic modulus G, was calculated by the linear least squares method. Figure 12 shows the dependence of nominal stress on the quantity D for different samples containing randomly distributed carbonyl iron particles. The Mooney–Rivlin representation is also presented in Fig. 12, left.

Fig. 12 Result of mechanical measurement performed on a magnetoelast ﬁlled with randomly distributed carbonyl iron. The concentrations of the ﬁller particles are indicated on the ﬁgure. The cross-linker content was 3 wt % in each case. Neo-Hookean (left ﬁgure) and Mooney–Rivlin representations (right ﬁgure) are plotted

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It is seen in the ﬁgures that the magnetoelast shows ideal mechanical behavior in the studied deformation range. Similar ideal mechanical behavior was observed for other magnetoelasts characterized by different cross-linking densities and different amount of ﬁllers dispersed randomly in the elastic matrix. It has to be mentioned that within the experimental accuracy (5%) no hysteresis has been found. 5.1 Anisotropic Mechanical Behavior In Sect. 3.2 the preparation of magnetic polymer composites under uniform magnetic ﬁeld has been described. The resulting composites show anisotropic behavior. The anisotropy manifests itself in the direction-dependent elastic modulus. Figure 13 shows carbonyl iron-loaded mPDMS elastomers. All three samples contain the same amount of ﬁller particles, but the spatial distribution of the ﬁller is different, as shown in the ﬁgure. The experimental data were analyzed on the basis of Eq. 7. It is seen that the slopes of the straight lines (elastic moduli, G) are direction-dependent. The elastic modulus is larger if the compression force and the direction of pearl chain structure are parallel. This ﬁnding indicates a strong mechanical anisotropy. It can be concluded that the spatial distribution of the solid particles has a decisive effect on the stress–strain dependence. When the direction of the compressive force is parallel and perpendicular to the pearl chain structure, a deviation has been found from the ideal mechanical behavior. The nominal stress does not obey a linear dependence with the quantity D, as demonstrated in Fig. 14. This kind of mechanical behavior can be described by the Mooney–Rivlin equation with C2 < 0. More detailed analysis of experimental data can be found in our previous paper [78]. In contradiction to the isotropic sample, the stress–strain depen-

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Fig. 14 Deviation from the ideal mechanical behavior for anisotropic magnetoelasts having different amounts of ﬁller particles, as indicated in the ﬁgures. The cross-linker content was 3.5 wt % in every case

Fig. 15 Hysteresis phenomena of the anisotropic magnetoelasts. The arrows on the ﬁgures indicate the compression and the elongation of the sample. Carbonyl iron-loaded samples (2.5 wt % cross-linker, 30 wt % carbonyl iron)

dence of the anisotropic samples exhibits hysteresis. This is demonstrated in Fig. 15. An interpretation of hysteresis phenomenon is given in Sect. 5.2. 5.2 Anisotropic mPVA Gels and mPDMS Networks at Large Deformation Stress–strain dependence for mPVA gels as well as for mPDMS samples with random and aligned structures is shown in Fig. 16. When comparing the shape of the curves one can ﬁnd signiﬁcant differences. Not only the slope (elastic modulus, G) depends on the ﬁller structure locked in the elastic materials, but also the shape of the curves is signiﬁcantly different. The ﬁeld structured composite along the chain-like structure exhibits a larger modulus. One can also see a characteristic change in the slope of the stress–strain curve of the anisotropic samples when the direction of the compression is parallel to the pearl chain structure. The stress–strain curve for mPVA gel ﬁlled with magnetite shows a bending point (Fig. 16a) if the compression and particle alignment are parallel. The critical strain at which the bending occurs

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Fig. 16 Typical stress–strain behavior of mPVA (a) and mPDMS (b) gels in unidirectional compression measurements. In both cases, three samples having the same amount of ﬁller particles are compared, but the distribution of the particles is different

was found to be λc = 0.85. At larger deformation λ < λc the slope (elastic modulus) decreases, which means a stress-induced softening phenomenon. The softening may be interpreted as a mechanical instability due to the presence of rod-like particle chains. The behavior of a rod subjected to longitudinal compressing force was ﬁrst investigated by Euler. It was found that at small compressing force the rods are stable with respect to any small perturbations. This means that the rods are slightly bent by some compressive force and the sample tends to return to its original shape when the force ceases to act. If the compressive force exceeds a critical value, fc , a mechanical instability occurs. This results in a large bending. The behavior of bending above the critical strain, λc , requires less force (f < fc ) for further deformation. The softening phenomenon is illustrated in Fig. 17. When the deformation ratio reaches the value 0.9, the pearl chain structure starts to bend under compression, because the polymer chains in the mPVA network interact with the magnetic particles, as shown in Fig. 17. The

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ordered structure of the particles and the interaction with the polymer network prevent the pearl chain structure of the particles from being destroyed by compression. The deformation parallel to the structure has a strong inﬂuence on the mechanical behavior because of the bending of the ordered structure. The anisotropic magnetite-loaded PDMS samples showed similar behavior under compression. In contrast to the magnetic mPVA gels, compression of the carbonyl ironloaded mPDMS network results in a break-point in the stress–strain curve if the deformation of the sample is parallel to the pearl chain structure. Figure 16b shows that the nominal stress increases with the compression up to a deformation ratio of 0.95 in every case. On increasing the compression above this ratio, the columnar structures of the iron particles are destroyed (Fig. 18). In a uniform magnetic ﬁeld, the iron particles interact with each other, but the particles do not interact with the polymer network. The polymer network can immobilize the ordered structure, but it cannot prevent the break-up of the ordered structure under compression. The iron particles in the chains slip out from the columnar structure, breaking the ordered structure and resulting in hysteresis, as shown in Fig. 15. In order to characterize the bending or breaking phenomena we have deﬁned an apparent elastic modulus (Ga ) as follows: Ga =

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Figure 19 shows the dependence of the apparent elastic modulus on the quantity D. For the sake of comparison, results of compression measurements performed on both isotropic and anisotropic samples are shown. The composites contain Fe3 O4 ﬁller particles with concentration of 30 wt %. In the case of isotropic samples, the apparent elastic modulus increases slightly within the experimental error of 5%. For anisotropic samples, the apparent modulus increases signiﬁcantly under deformation up to the value D = 0.85. Above this value, the modulus does not change notably.

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Fig. 19 Change in the apparent elastic modulus due to compression: a Fe3 O4 -loaded mPDMS sample, b iron-loaded mPDMS sample. Solid lines are guides for the eyes and the arrow indicates the breaking point [77]

Figure 19b shows the results of mPDMS composites ﬁlled with carbonyl iron. The concentration of ﬁller particles is 30 wt %. One can see the breaking of the pearl chain structure at λ = 0.95. It is also seen that the change of the apparent elastic modulus of the isotropic sample is negligible. For the anisotropic samples, the apparent elastic modulus increases signiﬁcantly under deformation up to the value 0.05 D. Above this value, the modulus decreases notably, which can be explained by the broken structure.

6 Effect of Uniform Magnetic Field on the Elastic Modulus It has only recently been accepted that the elastic properties of magnetic elastomers can be increased rapidly and continuously by application of an external magnetic ﬁeld [11–14, 98–101]. If the magnetoelast contains magnetic particles dispersed randomly, there are two basic experimental situations: The compressive force (F x ) and the direction of magnetic ﬁeld (characterized by the magnetic induction, B) can be either parallel or perpendicular, as shown on Fig. 20. In one of our previous papers, we found a 20% increase of the modulus for a magnetoelast containing randomly distributed magnetic particles [37]. As shown in Sect. 3.2, elastic materials with tailor-made anisotropy can be prepared under an external ﬁeld. Jolly et al. have found 0.6 MPa maximum increases in the shear modulus for iron-loaded elastomer [17]. In this work, the shear elastic behavior perpendicular to the columnar structure has been investigated. To the best of our knowledge, no information is available concerning other experimental situations. Depending on the direction of the

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Fig. 20 Experimental possibilities in the study of the inﬂuence of external magnetic ﬁeld on the elastic modulus. White arrows indicate the direction of the force; black arrows show the direction of the magnetic ﬁeld

magnetic ﬁeld, the columnar structure as well as the mechanical stress, the elastic modulus, can be determined by using ﬁve different experimental setups (see Fig. 20). 6.1 Mechanical Measurements Under Static Magnetic Field The elastic modulus of magnetic composites was measured under uniform magnetic ﬁeld at 293 K using two different homemade instruments. The magnetic induction, B, was measured by a Phywe Teslameter. Comparing the direction of the force and the magnetic ﬁeld, there are two different situations: the force and the magnetic ﬁeld are either perpendicular or parallel as shown in Fig. 21a,b. In the perpendicular case, the magnetic polymer is placed on the sample stage between two magnetic poles (Fig. 21a) and the stress, which is perpendicular to the magnetic ﬁeld, is measured by moving the silver rod connected to the strain gauge. The gap between the magnetic poles is 40 mm and the cross section of the pole is 19.6 cm2 . The magnetic ﬁeld around the sample stage can be considered to be uniform. We were able to measure the stress–strain dependence under a magnetic ﬁeld of 0–400 mT. When the stress and the strain are parallel (Fig. 21b), a coil is used to create the magnetic ﬁeld. In this case, we were able to measure the stress–strain dependence at 0–100 mT. In the experiments, the magnetic ﬁeld intensity was varied and the elastic modulus was measured as a function of magnetic induction, B.

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Fig. 21 Schematic representation of the experimental set-up measuring elasticity under uniform magnetic ﬁeld. Fx represents the force and B denotes the magnetic induction

Fig. 22 Dependence of the magnetic ﬁeld intensity on the elastic modulus for mPDMS containing different amounts of randomly distributed magnetite particles. The concentrations of the ﬁller particles are indicated in the ﬁgure

Figure 22 shows the effect of uniform magnetic ﬁeld on the modulus of mPDMS samples containing randomly distributed magnetite particles. Depending on the direction of the ﬁeld to the mechanical stress, two kinds of experimental arrangements were used: parallel and perpendicular. One can see in both ﬁgures that there is a slight increase in the modulus due to the external ﬁeld. This ﬁnding is in accordance with our previous result where similar temporary reinforcement effect was reported for magnetite (Fe3 O4 )-loaded poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogels [37]. It is also seen that the concentration of the ﬁller particles increases the ﬁeld-free modulus, Go . Larger amount of magnetite results in a larger elastic modulus. 6.2 Compressive Force is Perpendicular to the Direction of Particle Chains The effect of the uniform magnetic ﬁeld on the elastic modulus was studied when the applied mechanical stress was perpendicular to the particle align-

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Fig. 23 Effect of the magnetic ﬁeld intensity on the elastic modulus. The iron content of the elastomers is indicated in the ﬁgure. The white and black arrows show the direction of the force and the uniform magnetic ﬁeld, respectively

ment. By varying the direction of the applied magnetic ﬁeld and the columnar structure of the particles, we have three possible experimental arrangements: the direction of the ﬁeld is perpendicular to the particle chains (Fig. 23 left and center) or parallel to the particle chains (Fig. 23 right). On the basis of the experimental results, the effect of the uniform magnetic ﬁeld on the elastic modulus is shown in Fig. 23. It may be concluded that the spatial orientation of the force, the ﬁeld, and the particle arrangement play a decisive role in the temporary reinforcement effect. A weak effect has been found when the ﬁeld is perpendicular to the particle alignment (Fig. 23 left and center). If the columnar arrangements of the particles are parallel to the direction of the magnetic ﬁeld, the elastic modulus increases signiﬁcantly (Fig. 23 right). At small ﬁeld intensities of up to 30 mT, a slight increase has been observed. Above 30 mT, the modulus increases signiﬁcantly. At higher ﬁeld intensities (from 200 mT), the elastic modulus tends to level off. It is also seen that by increasing the concentration of the iron particles in the polymer matrix the elastic modulus, Go , increases. The most signiﬁcant reinforcement effect was found if the magnetic ﬁeld is parallel to the particle alignment. 6.3 Compressive Force is Parallel to the Direction of Particle Chains Figure 24 shows the temporary reinforcement effect when the direction of the applied mechanical stress is parallel to the particle alignment. In this case, there are two different experimental situations. The direction of the magnetic ﬁeld is parallel or perpendicular to the direction of the columnar structure as seen in Fig. 24. When the applied uniform magnetic ﬁeld is perpendicular to the direction of the particle chains (Fig. 24b), the magnetic ﬁeld does not

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Fig. 24 Dependence of the magnetic ﬁeld intensity on the elastic modulus. The arrangements of the particles in the polymer networks are parallel to the applied mechanical stress while the applied uniform magnetic ﬁeld is parallel (a) or perpendicular (b) to the columnar structure. The concentration of the carbonyl iron particles in the mPDMS matrix is indicated

make its signiﬁcant inﬂuence on the elastic modulus. The strongest magnetic reinforcement effect was found when the applied uniform magnetic ﬁeld was parallel to the particle alignment and to the mechanical stress (Fig. 24b). The relative increment of the modulus had the highest value. When the iron content is increased, the mutual particle interaction increases, which induces higher excess modulus. The elastic modulus increases signiﬁcantly with the magnetic ﬁeld intensity if the particle arrangements are parallel to the force and to the applied uniform magnetic ﬁeld. However, the magnetic ﬁeld does not inﬂuence the elastic modulus signiﬁcantly when the applied ﬁeld is perpendicular to the mechanical force and to the particle chains. 6.4 Magnetic Elastomers in Uniform Field. A Theoretical Approach As it follows from Eq. 7, the elastic modulus can be deﬁned as follows: ∂σel 1 , G0 = lim 3 λz →1 ∂λz

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In case of a magnetoelast, the overall energy density is the sum of WM (Heff ) magnetic and Wel (λz ) elastic energy contributions: W(λz , Heff ) = Wel (λz ) + WM (Heff ) ,

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The parameters (aB and GM,∞ ) can be determined by linearization of Eq. 16: B2 1 aB + B2 . = E GM (B) GM,∞ GM,∞

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By plotting the quantity of B2 /GEM (B) against B2 , the slope provides the 1/G∞ value, and the intercept gives the ratio aB /GM,∞ . We have found that the proposed phenomenological equation is in rather good agreement with the experimental results. Figure 23 shows the experimental data plotted according to Eq. 18. We determined the parameters GM,∞ and aB (Table 1) by the linear least squares method for the samples shown in Fig. 25. In Fig. 26, the experimental data and the phenomenological approach are presented. It is seen that the agreement between experimental data and phenomenological description is quite satisfactory. Further, it is an important task to investigate how the parameters of Eq. 16 depend on the particle conTable 1 Parameters of Eq. 17 for the sample shown in Fig. 25, determined by the linear least squares method Iron content [wt%] 10 20 30

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Fig. 26 Dependence of GEM on the magnetic induction for two kinds of magnetoelasts having different experimental arrangements. Solid lines were calculated on the basis of Eq. 17

centration as well as on the spatial distribution. This will be the subject of a further study. The measure of magnetically induced excess modulus, GEM depends on the concentration and spatial distribution of the magnetic particles as well as on the strength of applied ﬁeld. For randomly dispersed magnetic particles, GEM slightly depends on the particle concentration and on the magnetic induction. It was found to vary between zero and 2.8 kPa. A more signiﬁcant magnetic reinforcement effect was found for anisotropic samples containing oriented particle chains, instead of randomly distributed particles. If the mechanical stress and the direction of columnar structure as well as the magnetic induction are all parallel, GEM approaches 32.7 kPa when the magnetic mPDMS sample contains 30 wt % carbonyl iron (Fig. 26).

7 Non-uniform Magnetic Field-Induced Deformation When a magnetic composite is placed into a spatially non-uniform magnetic ﬁeld, forces act on the magnetic particles, and the magnetic interactions are enhanced. The stronger ﬁeld attracts the particles and, due to their small size and strong interactions with molecules of dispersing liquid and polymer chains, they all move together. Changes in molecular conformation can accumulate and lead to shape changes (Fig. 27). The magnetic ﬁeld drives and controls the displacement, and the ﬁnal shape is set by the balance of magnetic and elastic interactions. The force density, f m , on a piece of magnetic composite can be written as: fm = µ0 (M∇)H ,

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Fig. 27 Shape distortion of ferrogels due to non-uniform magnetic ﬁeld. a No external magnetic ﬁeld. b The maximal ﬁeld strength is located under the lower end of the gel. c The maximal ﬁeld strength is focused in the middle of the gel along its axis, bending induced by a permanent magnet

be kept in mind that the magnetic force density vector varies from point to point in accordance with the position-dependence of product (M∇)H. The orientation of f m is parallel to the direction of magnetic ﬁeld. In a nonaccelerating system, the force density manifests itself as a stress distribution, which must be balanced by the network elasticity. A completely balanced set of forces is in this respect equivalent to no external force at all. However, they affect the gel internally, tending to change its shape or size or both. In general, the deformation induced by a magnetic ﬁeld cannot be considered homogeneous, since the driving force (M∇)H varies from point to point in space. However, one can ﬁnd a special distribution of magnetic ﬁeld, where the deviation from the homogeneous case is not signiﬁcant. In this case, the condition for uniaxial deformation of a ferrogel cylinder can be written as follows [28–33]: 2 λ3z – β(Hh2 – Hm )λz – 1 = 0 ,

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where λH denotes the deformation ratio due to ﬁeld induced strain. The parameter β is deﬁned as: µ0 χ , (21) β= 2G where χ stands for the initial susceptibility of the magnetoelast, Hh and Hm represent the magnetic ﬁeld strength at the bottom and the top of a suspended ferrogel cylinder, respectively. Equation 19 can be considered as a basic equation for describing the unidirectional magnetoelastic properties. It says: if we suspend a magnetic composite in a non-homogeneous magnetic ﬁeld in such a way that Hh > Hm , then elongation occurs. In the opposite case, when the ﬁeld intensity is higher on top of the gel, i.e., Hh < Hm , Eq. 20 predicts unidirectional compression. The magnetic ﬁeld-sensitive polymer gels can be made to bend and straighten, as well as to elongate and contract re-

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peatedly many times without damaging the gel. The response time to obtain the new equilibrium shape was found to be less than a second and it seems to be independent of the size of the gel. It must be mentioned that all the shape changes reported here are completely reversible. Since the magnetic ﬁeld can be created by electromagnets, it is easy to achieve dynamical conditions by modulated current intensity. We applied stepwise and sine-wave modulation by a function generator in the frequency range of 0.01–100 Hz. A cylindrically shaped magnetoelast characterized by a height of 8 mm and radius of 4.5 mm was put onto the upper surface of a standing electromagnet [36] as shown in Fig. 28. Figure 28 shows that the magnetoelastic response time is rather short, one cycle requires half second. We have to mention that up to 40 Hz the magnetic stimulus and the elastic response are strongly coupled. Neither phase shift, nor signiﬁcant mechanical (or magnetic) relaxation takes place. We have studied the dependence of elongation on the steady current intensity required by the electromagnets to produce an external magnetic ﬁeld. A cylindrical ferrogel was suspended in water to prevent evaporation of swelling liquid and to balance the weight of gels by the buoyancy. The experimental arrangement is shown in Fig. 29.

Fig. 28 Snapshot of shape change of a magnetoelast due to modulated magnetic ﬁeld. The frequency of the ﬁeld is 40 Hz

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We have also studied the magneto-elastic properties of ferrogel cylinders suspended in water vertically between plan-parallel poles of electromagnets, as shown in Fig. 30. Figure 31a shows the effect of magnetic ﬁeld on the deformation of magnetic elastomer. The relative displacement is plotted against the steady cur-

Fig. 30 Schematic diagram of experimental setup to study the magnetoelastic properties

Fig. 31 The non-continuous magneto-elastic behavior of a ferrogel. a Relative displacement as a function of steady current, b Force induced by magnetic ﬁeld as a function of steady current. The initial length of the gel was h0 = 163 mm. The magnetic ﬁeld was induced by a steady current ﬂowing through the face-to-face plan-parallel magnetic poles of the electromagnet

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rent intensity, which is proportional to the maximal ﬁeld intensity. It can be seen that the displacement of the lower end of the ferrogel – due to magnetic force – is rather signiﬁcant. A giant magnetostriction takes place. In many cases, we were able to produce an elongation of 40% of the initial length by applying a non-uniform magnetic ﬁeld. It may be seen that at small current intensities the displacement slightly increases. However, at a certain current intensity a comparatively large, abrupt elongation occurs. This non-continuous change in size appears within an inﬁnitesimal change in the steady current intensity. Further increase in the current intensity results in another small extension. We have found that by decreasing the current a contraction takes place. Similarly to the extension, the measure of the contraction was found to have a non-continuous dependence on current intensity. It is worth mentioning that the discrete shape transition occurred within a time interval of one second, independently of the gel size. Not only the relative displacement, but also the measured force, show similar dependence characterized by both an abrupt change in magnitude and hysteresis. This is demonstrated in Fig. 31b.

Fig. 32 Effect of initial position on the discontinuous shape transition, h0 = 163 mm. Values of z0 are indicated in the ﬁgure

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The peculiar property of ferrogel magneto-elasticity is the hysteresis that characterizes the extension–contraction process. Despite its irreversible nature, this process is time-independent under ordinary conditions. It must be emphasized that the observed hysteresis phenomena is not a consequence of the well-known magnetic hysteresis of ferromagnetic materials, since according to our measurements the ferrogels exhibit no magnetic hysteresis at all (Fig. 31). By variation of the experimental conditions, we have found a cross-over between continuous and discontinuous shape transitions. The initial position in the non-uniform magnetic ﬁeld seems to play an essential role in the mode of stretching (Fig. 32). The cross-over between continuous and noncontinuous transitions seems to be determined by the position of gel only. Similar observation has been made for other ferrogels having much smaller amount of magnetite. We have varied the magnetite concentration of ferrogels in wide range between 2.75 and 12.6 wt %. For other soft magnetic composites similar abrupt shape transition have been observed. 7.1 Interpretation of Non-continuous Shape of Transition It is possible to interpret the abrupt transformation and hysteresis phenomena on the basis of Eq. 20. In order to ﬁnd the dependence of elongation on the steady current intensity, ﬁrst we have to relate the magnetic ﬁeld strengths, Hh and Hm to the steady current intensity. Let us assume that the magnetic ﬁeld strength varies along the gel axis as: H(z) = Hmax h(z) ,

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1 – kz2 if |z| < δ h(z) = , (23) 2 –γ (|z|–δ) if |z| ≥ δ (1 – kδ )e where γ is a characteristic constant describing the exponential decay of ﬁeld strength at larger distances, δ is the radius of poles, and the conγ stant k = 2δ+γδ 2 was determined by taking into account the same slope of h(z) curves at distance r = δ, where the functions (in Eq. 22) approach each other. According to the Biot–Savar law, Hmax can be written as Hmax = kI I, where kI is a proportionality factor and I is the steady current intensity. It must be mentioned that the value of parameter kI strongly depends on the quality of the electromagnet. The numerical solution of Eq. 19 provides the λ dependence, which is shown in Fig. 33.

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Fig. 33 Dependence of deformation ratio, λ, on the steady current intensity as calculated on the basis of Eqs. 20–23. For the calculation h0 = 10 cm, z0 = 5 cm, and γ = 0.4 were used

In contradistinction to the state of equilibrium, the internal parameter (deformation ratio) is not a single-valued function of the external parameter (current intensity), i.e., metastability develops with abrupt non-equilibrium transition. The transition from A→B takes place at a different value of current intensity from that for C→D. An area ABCD remains a kind of hysteresis loop. This cycle depicted in Fig. 33 is time-independent and may be repeated several times. Here, a macroscopic energy barrier is provided by magnetic interactions and this energy barrier compels the ferrogel to go around it a higher or lower current than the equilibrium value. We have also studied the inﬂuence of parameters z0 on the shape of λ(I) dependence. These results are summarized in Fig. 34. One can see that with increasing z0 both the measure of abrupt transition and hysteresis increases. This ﬁnding is in accordance with our experimental results (see Fig. 33). The parameter γ , which controls the gradient of the ﬁeld strength, also plays an essential role. It was found that the necessary condition for realiz-

Fig. 34 Dependence of deformation ratio, λz , on the steady current at different initial position of the gel

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ing an abrupt transition requires a value, of γ > 0.15. Below this value no discontinuous transition occurs if h0 = 10 cm and z0 = 5 cm. 7.2 Non-homogeneous Deformation Description of the macroscopic deformations of ferrogels requires a special treatment due to the complex nature of the mechanism of magnetic ﬁeldinduced deformations. The non-linear character of both elastic and magnetic interactions results in some novel features of the deformation process. However, not only the high degree of non-linearity of the governing equations, but also the non-homogeneity of the resulting deformations makes the treatment special and fairly complicated. As a body force, the magnetic ﬁeld induces deformations with a unique pattern never seen in deformations induced by surface tractions. In the conventional theory of elasticity [84–86], a linear relationship between stress and strain is assumed. In this way, the elastic nature of a material is fully described by a tensor of the elastic moduli. For most solids in ordinary situations, this approximation is acceptable since the deformations are small. Most of the magnetism-related elastic effects, such as magnetostriction can be treated within the frame of the linear theory. The reason for this is that materials with signiﬁcant magnetic susceptibility (i.e., ferro-, antiferro-, and ferromagnetic materials) are hard solids and, consequently, are unable to sustain large deformations even in ﬁelds as high as several Tesla. In ferrogels, however, superparamagnetism provides a fair magnetic susceptibility and the extremely high elasticity of the polymer network results in a material capable of undergo giant deformations (the strain can reach 1.5) in an ordinary magnetic ﬁeld. It is clear that for ferrogels we have to employ the generalized, non-linear theory in order to properly describe the deformation process in the whole deformation range. In the theory of non-linear elasticity, a material body is regarded as a set of elastically joined material points. The forces are considered to act on the material points and the condition of mechanical equilibrium is characterized by the balance between external and elastic forces. External forces are classiﬁed by means of their nature as surface tractions and body forces. Surface tractions act only on surface points, while body forces act on each material point. Naturally, body forces can be generated only by ﬁelds, of which the most common is gravity which acts universally and homogeneously on each material element. Although at ﬁrst glance the treatment of gravity in the theory of elasticity seems quite straightforward, nevertheless, the resulting deformation is always non-homogeneous, i.e., the displacement of material points during the deformation varies point by point. The reason for the non-homogeneity is that the stress changes vertically, analogous to hydrostatic pressure. As two popular examples of gravity-induced deforma-

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tions, which can be found in any elasticity textbook, we refer to the bending of a stick and the distortion of a standing column under their own weight. The remaining two ﬁelds, namely electric and magnetic ﬁelds, can induce even more interesting deformation patterns. Unlike gravity, these ﬁelds might have a complex distribution in space. Since both the ﬁeld and the force are non-uniform, different material points experience force of different strength and direction, which leads to a non-homogeneous deformation, often with a complex deformation pattern. In order to point out the essential difference between deformations induced by body forces and surface tractions we recall Ericksen’s theorem [88]. The theorem states that homogeneous deformations are the only deformations that can be achieved by the application of surface tractions alone, considering a homogeneous and isotropic material characterized by an arbitrary strain–energy function. In other words, we cannot induce diverse non-homogeneous deformations with surface tractions. In contrast to surface tractions, application of ﬁelds that act as body forces leads to non-homogeneous deformations without any additional constraints for the material. Not only the nature of the resulting deformation, but also the treatment of body forces is different from that of surface tractions. Many wellestablished and successful methods for non-linear elasticity (e.g., inverse method, diagonalization of the deformation tensor) are not applicable due to the non-homogeneity of the deformation. In [43], we discuss how to describe magnetic ﬁeld-induced non-linear deformations of a hyperelastic, incompressible magnetic continuum characterized by Langevin-type magnetization and a neo-Hookean strain–energy function. The latter is frequently used for swollen polymer gels. Although we are concentrating on the deformations of ferrogels, the presented theory is general in a sense that it is also applicable for electric ﬁeld-induced deformations. As we point out in [42], due to the relatively complex form of the Langevintype magnetization and the magnetic force density – even in simple magnetic ﬁeld distributions – it is not possible to achieve an analytical solution of the driving equations. In order to demonstrate the characteristics of the magnetic ﬁeld-induced deformations of a magnetic continuum, it is worth examining a simple one-dimensional situation. Let us consider a very simple physical situation similar to our unidirectional experiments discussed in the previous section. Namely, a long and thin ferrogel cylinder is suspended in water vertically. The magnetic ﬁeld is induced by a solenoid-based electromagnet placed under the gel. The axis of the gel cylinder (z) is parallel to the magnetic ﬁeld and its gradient. In this case, the deformation of the gel is uniaxial and can be considered to be onedimensional: The governing equation for this situation describing the displacement of each point of the gel along the z axis is the following second-order, non-linear

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ordinary differential equation [42]: 2 d uz (Z) d2 uz (Z) 2 dH[uz (Z)] = 0 , (24) + G + M[uz (Z)] 2 3 2 dZ ( duz (Z)/ dZ) dZ dZ where uz (Z) represents the displacement relative to the reference (undeformed) conﬁguration, G is the shear modulus of the gel, M denotes the magnetization, and H stands for the magnetic ﬁeld strength. As boundary conditions, the displacements and/or the surface tractions must be prescribed on the two ends of the gel cylinder. In our particular case, the position of the top surface of the gel cylinder was ﬁxed by a rigid, non-magnetic copper thread, while the bottom surface was free and unloaded. Accordingly: uz (0) = 0 ,

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Fig. 35 Schematic representation of the uniaxial deformation of a ferrogel cylinder calculated numerically from Eq. 24. The external magnetic ﬁeld distribution is shown on the left. Gel a is undeformed (B = 0). Gels c and d represent the abrupt transition within a slight increase of the ﬁeld intensity

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seen. At lower ﬁeld intensities (gels b and c), the upper part of the gel elongates to a greater extent than the lower part, whereas at higher ﬁeld intensities (gels d and e) the lower part of the gel contracts while the upper part elongates. In order to test the validity of our model, we compared theoretical calculations with the results of unidirectional experiments. In Fig. 36, the strain of the bottom end of the gel is plotted against the maximum ﬁeld intensity. Both experimental and calculated points are shown. The calculated points ﬁt quite well the measured ones, indicating that our model is able to reproduce not only the non-continuous characteristic of the deformation process, but also provides accurate, realistic numerical values. As mentioned previously, the analytical determination of the displacement ﬁeld is generally extremely complex, therefore a numerical procedure is necessary to calculate the deformation. Nowadays the ﬁnite element method (FEM) is prevalent in solid mechanics and provides a useful tool for studying realistic, three-dimensional non-linear deformations. However, magnetic body forces are not commonly applied in engineering, consequently they cannot be simply considered with the usual FEM systems. Some FEM programs allow us to extend the program with user-deﬁned subroutines for modeling various material behaviors, load types, or other special effects. The FEM system MARC has been chosen for the calculations because it was developed for modeling non-linear mechanical deformations and can be extended with the aforementioned user subroutines. As an illustrative example of three-

Fig. 36 Uniaxial elongation of a ferrogel cylinder. The points represent the displacement of the bottom end of the gel. The blank points were calculated on the basis of Eq. 24 with boundary conditions and magnetic ﬁeld distribution given by Eqs. 22 and 23, respectively

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dimensional deformation of ferrogels, in Fig. 37 we present the deformation of a ferrogel block whose ends are ﬁxed to a wall. The magnetic ﬁeld is uniaxial and has a Gaussian distribution along the gel axis, as shown on the top of the ﬁgure. The arrows indicate the location of the maximum ﬁeld intensity. We represented the deformation of the block at different ﬁeld intensities. Looking at the set of pictures, one may associate the changes with the motion of a living worm. This indicates that the deformation and motion of ferrogels bears a close relation to that of simple living organ-

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isms. This is due to the complexity and non-homogeneity of the magnetic ﬁeld-induced deformations.

8 Effect of the Magnetic Particles on the Swelling Behavior of PNIPA and PDMS Gels The inﬂuence of magnetic nanoparticles on the collapse transition as well as on the swelling and shrinking kinetics is the subject of this investigation. Gel beads of millimeter size and monolith gels of centimeter size were prepared from both PNIPA and magnetite-loaded mPNIPA gels. Swelling and shrinking behavior was studied and compared in order to establish the inﬂuence of magnetic nanoparticles on the equilibrium and kinetic behavior of PNIPA gels. The temperature dependence of the relative swelling degree, qr , was used to characterize the volume phase transition: qr (T) =

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where r10 is the radius of the gel bead at 10 ◦ C, and rT represents the radius of the gel bead at T arbitrary temperature. In order to determine the temperature dependence of the swelling degree, volume changes of the beads were monitored by a digital video system. A CCD camera with a 1/3 video chip was connected to a PC through a realtime video digitalizer card. The diameter, d = 2rT of PNIPA and mPNIPA gel beads was followed on the magniﬁed picture by home-developed software. Small changes in the diameter (one pixel on the screen) can be monitored and measured on the real-time video image. The error of the measurement was within 0.01 mm. The gel beads were dispersed in water and the temperature was controlled by a thermostat (Haake P2-C30P). The temperature of the system was increased stepwise from 10 ◦ C to 50 ◦ C. The increment of temperature was 2 ◦ C and the incubation time was 20 min at each temperature. In the case of millimeter-sized beads, 20 min was found to be enough to reach the swelling equilibrium. It is known that the bulk PNIPA gel has a phase transition temperature at 34 ◦ C [89–91]. 8.1 Temperature Sensitivity of PNIPA and mPNIPA Gel Beads Figure 38 shows the dependence of relative swelling degree on the temperature for PNIPA and magnetite-loaded mPNIPA gels. Both kinds of gels have the same polymer concentration and cross-linking ratio. The only difference is the presence of magnetite.

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Fig. 38 Temperature dependence of the relative swelling degree of PNIPA and mPNIPA gels. The molar ratio of the monomer and the cross-linker molecules [NIPA]/[BA] is 50. The magnetite content of mPNIPA gel is 2.1 wt %. The initial diameter of the gel beads was 1 mm

One can see in the ﬁgure that for both gel systems the temperature dependence of volume change is not continuous; an abrupt change occurs when the temperature exceeds 30 ◦ C. It is also seen that within the experimental accuracy no difference was observed between PNIPA and mPNIPA gel beads. The presence of magnetic nanoparticles inﬂuences neither the measure of volume change nor the collapse transition temperature (abbreviated as TC ). A careful analysis based on derivatives of the qr –T curves has shown that for both kinds of PNIPA beads, TC was found to be 32 ◦ C. We have also studied the effect of cross-linking density on the volume phase transition. Figure 39 shows these results. It can be concluded that the cross-linking density does not make its inﬂuence felt on the temperature dependence of relative swelling degree. It is worth mentioning that the volume change exceeds 300%. The same effect was found for magnetite-loaded PNIPA gels as well. In contrast to this behavior, the temperature dependence of the mass swelling degree is inﬂuenced by the cross-linking degree of PNIPA gels. Shrinking kinetics on PNIPA and mPNIPA gel disks were investigated and compared. Figure 40 shows these results. It can be seen that by decreasing the cross-linking density, the relative swelling degree increases as expected and signiﬁcant difference in the kinetics of unloaded and magnetite-loaded PNIPA disks can be observed. This difference is due to the formation of a surface skin layer on the unloaded PNIPA gels. This skin layer blocks the water molecules from leaving the polymer matrix, resulting in bubbles on the surface. The presence of the magnetite

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Fig. 39 Effect of the cross-linking density on the temperature-dependent relative swelling degree of PNIPA beads. The cross-linking ratio is indicated on the ﬁgure. The initial diameter of the NIPA gel beads was 1 mm

Fig. 40 Time dependence of the relative swelling degree of PNIPA and mPNIPA gel discs. The volume change is due to heating from 20 to 40 ◦ C. The initial diameter and thickness of the gel discs was 5 mm and 2 mm, respectively. The molar ratios of the monomer and the cross-linker molecules ([NIPA]/[BA]) in NIPA gels are: 50 (), 100 (◦), 200 (♦), and in MNIPA gels are: 50 (), 100 (•), 200 ()

nanoparticles modiﬁes the structure of the polymer network and the surface properties. This modiﬁed surface retards the formation of the surface skin layer and bubbles as shown in Fig. 41. In contradistinction to the PNIPA gel disks, the gel beads of millimeter size have no skin layer and bubbles on the surface. The lack of skin layer and bubbles can be explained by the structure of the gel beads. For the preparation of the beads the interpenetration network formation was used. This method results in two polymer networks within each other. If one is removed from the

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Fig. 41 Surface skin layer formed on PNIPA gel discs at 40 ◦ C. The dark discs represent the magnetite-loaded mPNIPA gel disks

other, a new polymer matrix with channels can be obtained. These channels guide the water molecules out of the gel beads during the phase transition, preventing skin formation. Shrinking kinetics measurements were also performed in order to study the inﬂuence of the surface skin layer. The kinetics of shrinking of poly(Nisopropylacryalmide) and magnetic poly(N-isopropylacryalmide) gels are signiﬁcantly different. The presence of magnetic nanoparticles retards the formation of a surface skin layer and bubble formation and results in faster shrinking kinetics. 8.2 Effect of the Magnetic Particles on Swelling Kinetics of mPDMS Elastomers Spherical mPDMS gels containing chain-like ﬁller particles parallel to each other are good candidates for checking the inﬂuence of the directiondependent elastic modulus on the swelling kinetics. On the basis of the kinetics of swelling [92–97] one expects a slower volume relaxation in the direction parallel to the columnar structure, and a faster kinetics in the perpendicular direction. As a consequence, the spherical beads become anisotropic during the swelling and the kinetics can be characterized by the direction-dependent relaxation times. In order to investigate the direction-dependent relaxation time of isotropic as well as anisotropic gels, swelling kinetics experiments were performed. Filler-loaded spherical mPDMS samples with an initial diameter of 2 cm were used for the experiment. The gel samples were placed into cyclohexane, and the diameter of the gel was recorded by a digital Sony video camera (DCRTRV40E).

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Due to the long swelling time (15 h), 2 s in every 5 min were recorded. Then the movies were digitalized (by a Pinnacle Studio interface card) and one picture at every 10 s was captured for the size determination. Thus, the elapsed real time between two pictures was 25 min. MS Paint software was used for the size determination. In order to determinate the swelling kinetics, two kinds of diameter were measured as a function of time, as shown in Fig. 42. It follows from the thermodynamics of swelling that the higher the modulus, the smaller the equilibrium swelling degree. Since our magnetite-loaded samples show a strong direction-dependent elastic modulus, after swelling the increment of the size due to the volume change will not be the same. This ﬁnding is evidenced by Fig. 43. The anisotropic ﬁller-loaded mPDMS sample was put into cyclohexane, which is a good solvent for PDMS. The

Fig. 42 Anisotropy of swelling is characterized by two linear sizes of the swelling beads perpendicular and parallel to the direction of particle chains. The arrows represent the direction of the uniform magnetic ﬁeld during preparation

Fig. 43 Anisotropic swelling of magnetite-loaded mPDMS in cyclohexane. The arrows indicate the direction of the magnetic ﬁeld (particle chains) during the preparation. The numbers in ﬁgure represent the lengths that were used to calculate the anisometric quotient

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Fig. 44 Swelling kinetics of a iron- and b magnetite-loaded mPDMS spheres. The arrow shows the direction of the applied magnetic ﬁeld during preparation

swelling degree increased and it was found that the swelling degree parallel to the chain-like particle orientation was less than in the perpendicular case. In order to characterize the measure of swelling anisotropy, the anisometric quotient (AQ) has been introduced: (27) AQ = 1/2(a + c )/b [1/2(a + c)/b] , where a, b, c are the side lengths of the cube-shaped sample before swelling, and a , b and c represent the corresponding lengths after equilibrium has been attained. We have found that the anisometric quotient depends on the magnetite content as well as on cross-linking density. It varies from 1.0 (isotropic sample) to 1.4 (anisotropic gel). Similar anisotropic volume change has been observed for swelling gel spheres, as shown in Fig. 44. It is rather a surprising ﬁnding that magnetite as well as iron-loaded mPDMS samples have strong mechanical anisotropy, but do not show similar swelling characteristics. The different swelling behavior can be explained by the diverse polymer–particle interactions and the surface properties of the ﬁller particles. The iron-loaded samples swells isotropically, as shown in Fig. 44a. This emphasizes the importance of surface effect between the polymer chains and the surface of solid particles. Since magnetite-loaded mPDMS gels swell anisotropically, as shown in Fig. 44b, one can conclude that the interaction between PDMS chains and the oxide (magnetite) surface is much stronger than the interaction of polymer chains with a smooth metal surface. 8.3 Swelling Kinetics of Unloaded and Magnetite-Loaded PDMS Networks For the sake of comparison, we have measured the swelling kinetics of the unloaded and isotropic mPDMS networks in cyclohexane. Cyclohexane is a good solvent for PDMS. The diameter of the gel beads was monitored over time. Figure 45 shows the time evolution of the bead size during swelling.

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Fig. 45 Swelling kinetics of the unloaded and magnetite-loaded isotropic PDMS networks in cyclohexane. The cross-linker content of the samples was 3.5 wt % and the magnetite content of the isotropic mPDMS was 30 wt %, respectively

It can be seen on the ﬁgure that there is around a twofold increase in the diameter, which corresponds to eightfold swelling. We have also measured the swelling kinetics of anisotropic samples, loaded with either magnetite or iron particles. Figure 46 shows the swelling kinetics of magnetite-loaded mPDMS beads. The swelling kinetics of iron-loaded samples is also presented. The time evolution of two perpendicular diameters (d1 and d2 ) were measured. Both the magnetite-loaded and iron-loaded samples show strong me-

Fig. 46 Swelling kinetics of magnetite- and iron-loaded anisotropic PDMS beads in cyclohexane. The ﬁller content is 30 wt %, and the cross-linker content is 3.5 wt %, respectively

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chanical anisotropy. Despite this fact, the swelling behavior is signiﬁcantly different. The iron-loaded mPDMS samples show no anisotropic swelling. Within the experimental accuracy, the parallel and perpendicular diameters show the same time dependence (Fig. 46). This is not the case for magnetiteloaded samples. It can be seen that the time dependencies of d1 and d2 dimensions are very different. At the end of swelling, the diameter d2 (which is parallel to the particle formation of the egg-shaped sample) is smaller by 35% than d1 . This is due to the strong mutual particle–particle interactions in the pearl chains of solid particles. These attractive interactions retard the swelling in this direction. No such restriction occurs in perpendicular directions. Comparing the different swelling kinetics of iron- and magnetite-loaded mPDMS networks, it is evident that not only the ﬁller–ﬁller interactions have a strong inﬂuence on the swelling behavior, but also the surface properties. The observed difference in swelling kinetics emphasizes the importance of interface effects between the PDMS chains and the surface of the solid particles. The interaction between PDMS chains and rough oxide surface is much stronger than the interaction between a smooth iron surface and polymer chains.

9 Summary of Main Results The main purpose of the present work was to perform systematic investigations on magnetic ﬁeld-responsive polymer composites. The ability of magnetic ﬁeld-sensitive composites to undergo a quick controllable change of shape has been demonstrated. The peculiar magneto-elastic properties may be used to create a wide range of motions, and to control the shape change and movements, which are smooth and gentle similar to those observed in muscle. Thus, application of magnetic ﬁeld-sensitive composites as a soft actuator for robots and other devices has special interest. We have prepared magnetoelasts with randomly distributed carbonyl iron particles. It was found that the elastic modulus of magnetoelasts can be increased by an external magnetic ﬁeld. This effect is called temporary reinforcement. A slight increase of elastic modulus by increasing the magnetic ﬁeld was observed. In order to enhance the magnetic reinforcement effect, we prepared anisotropic samples by varying the spatial distribution of the magnetic particles in the elastic matrix. It was shown that uniaxial ﬁeldstructured composites exhibit much larger increase in modulus than random particle dispersions. Mechanical properties like the elastic modulus, and the stress–strain behavior of samples characterized by parallel and perpendicular chain-like structures are signiﬁcantly different. It was found that the temporary reinforcement effect was most signiﬁcant if the applied ﬁeld, the particle

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alignment, and the mechanical stress are all parallel to each other. A phenomenological approach was proposed to describe the dependence of the elastic modulus on the magnetic induction. These magnetic ﬁeld-sensitive materials with tuneable elastic properties may ﬁnd usage in elastomer bearings and vibration absorbers. We have studied the effect of magnetic nanoparticles on the collapse transition of chemically cross-linked NIPA gels. Both the concentration of the magnetic particles, as well as the cross-linking density was varied. It was found that the incorporated magnetite particles decrease the equilibrium swelling degree but do not shift the collapse transition temperature. Below the phase transition temperature, the mass swelling degree increased with decreasing the cross-linking ratio. Above the phase transition temperature, the cross-linking density does not alter the swelling degree. Within the experimental accuracy, the relative swelling degree was found to be a unique function of the temperature. In contrast to this behavior, the temperature dependence of the mass swelling degree was inﬂuenced by the cross-linking degree of NIPA gels. Shrinking kinetics measurements were also performed in order to study the inﬂuence of the surface skin layer. The kinetics of shrinking of poly(N-isopropylacryalmide) and magnetic poly(N-isopropylacryalmide) gels are signiﬁcantly different. The presence of magnetic nanoparticles retards the formation of a surface skin layer and bubble formation and results in faster shrinking kinetics. We have prepared PDMS composite gels with different cross-linking densities. Magnetite and iron particles were built into the network either in randomly distributed form or in a chain-like structure. The composite gels show anisotropic behavior in terms of both mechanical and swelling properties. While the consideration that the shear and longitudinal modulus affect the diffusion is fully legitimate for unloaded polymer gels, it is not so for composite gels where the matrix adheres to the ﬁller. These constraints are responsible for generation of stress and density (and, therefore, degrees of swelling and moduli) ﬁelds which may also affect the diffusion. Despite the mechanical anisotropy observed for both magnetite-loaded and iron-loaded samples, only the magnetite-loaded PDMS gel beads shows anisotropic swelling, characterized by direction-dependent relaxation time. Acknowledgements This research was supported by the Intel KKK (GVOP-3.2.2-2004-070006/3.0), NKFP-3A/081/04, and the Hungarian National Research Fund (OTKA, Grant No. T038228 and F046461). This research is sponsored by NATO’s Scientiﬁc Division in the framework of the Science for Peace Programme (NATO SFP 977998). The authors render special tanks to Dr. Elena Kramarenko, Prof. Lev V. Nikitin and Dr. Gennadiy Stepanov for the fruitful discussion on the subject of the magnetic ﬁeld controlled elastic properties. We would like to thank all those who assisted to make our former research project a success: Dr. László Barsi, Dr. Dénes Szabó and Dr. Zsolt Varga.

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Molecular Imprinting: A Versatile Tool for Separation, Sensors and Catalysis Wuke Li · Songjun Li (u) Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 430079 Wuhan, P.R. China [email protected] 1

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Abstract Molecular imprinting is a promising technique for the preparation of polymers with predetermined selectivity and high afﬁnity. Normally, based on the self-assembly of functional monomers and templates (i.e., imprint molecules), the imprinted polymers are produced by crosslinking polymerizations. The templates are subsequently removed from the polymer, leaving behind binding sites complementary to the imprint species in terms of the shape and the position of functional groups. Recognition of the polymer constitutes an induced molecular memory, which makes the binding sites capable of selectively recognizing the imprint species. This article presents a limited review on molecular selfassembly and the uses of these imprinted polymers in separation, sensors, and catalysis. Other aspects including related backgrounds are also discussed. Keywords Catalysis · Molecular imprinting · Self-assembly · Sensor · Separation

1 Introduction The concept of developing molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) with the capability of recognizing desired molecules selectively has been discussed for quite some time. However, it is only in recent years that this concept has become realized [1, 2]. For this, the most important contributions can be attributed to Dickey [3], Wulff [4], Mosbach [5] and their groups. Inspired by the formation mechanism of antibody as proposed by Pauling [6],

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Dickey found that a selective adsorbent for methyl orange could be prepared when using this molecule as guidable template in the synthesis of silica gel (Fig. 1). As he observed, the rebinding showed more than twice as much methyl orange as ethyl orange. However, when ethyl orange was used as the template in the synthesis, the rebinding showed a preferential adsorption for ethyl orange. Based on this observation, Dickey perceived that an imprinted cavity with the shape complementary to the template was formed in the process of polymerization. Subsequently, Wulff and Mosbach’s groups advanced this ﬁeld signiﬁcantly by showing that efﬁcient molecular recognition could be achieved by introducing functional groups to these binding sites. In the work of Wulff et al. [4], the reversible covalent approach was developed. The monosaccharide template phenyl-α-d-mannopyranoside was ﬁrst esteriﬁed with 4-vinyl phenyl boronic acid, followed by copolymerization with styrene/divinylbenzene (DVB) or ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EDMA) to form a highly crosslinked porous network MIP. The template was then removed by an aqueous wash, resulting in the binding sites, which exhibited high afﬁnity and selectivity for the template enantiomer. The noncovalent approach, probably the most widely applied approach at present, was pioneered by Mosbach and his group [5, 7–9]. Based on free-radical polymerization, this approach uses the non-covalent self-assembly between template and functional monomers. Recently, some attempts were also made in the combination of the covalent and non-covalent imprints or semi-covalent ap-

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proaches [10–13]. Depending on the interactions involved by the imprinting and rebinding, these methods function with either alternate or simultaneous use of covalent and non-covalent interactions. Currently, the preparation of MIPs often involves three steps: 1. The imprint is achieved by arranging polymerizable functional monomers around a guidable template, and the complexes are formed through covalent, non-covalent, or semi-covalent interactions between the template and monomers 2. The complexes are assembled in the liquid phase and ﬁxed by a crosslinking polymerization 3. Removal of the template leaves behind vacant recognition sites that exhibit high afﬁnity for the imprint species As a highly crosslinked polymer, the obvious advantages offered by MIPs include physical robustness, high strength, and resistance to elevated temperatures and pressures. Also, the imprinted polymers are generally inert to acids, bases, metal ions and organic solvents. For these reasons, MIPs have been developed for a broad range of applications over the past decade. In retrospect, three main types of use can be summarized: (1) as tailor-made separation materials, (2) as sensors in biosensor-like conﬁgurations where the polymers are used as a substitute for the corresponding biological materials, and (3) as catalytically active polymers or enzyme mimics in enzyme technology and organic synthesis. Honestly, a book with many chapters is probably not enough to cover details of all applications involving MIPs, due to the sharply increasing reports over the past decade. The present article places an emphasis on discussing the main points. Other aspects, including related backgrounds, are also discussed.

2 Intermolecular Interaction and Self-Assembly As commonly known, the monomer–template interaction is the premise for preparing MIPs. Normally, depending on this complementary interaction, the imprint is achieved by arranging polymerizable functional monomers around a guidable template. It has been known that self-assembly plays an important role in predetermining the selectivity [14–16]. Too high a monomer– template ratio will render the imprinted polymer with a spacial and steric mismatching, due to the over-abundance of functional groups which are distributed randomly throughout the polymer. Similarly, too low a ratio will yield a polymer with an insufﬁcient quantity of functional groups to achieve a complete self-assembly, which also results in a low selectivity. Clearly, only a proper monomer–template ratio will produce a polymer with the demonstrated selectivity and a relatively low non-speciﬁc binding. For evaluation

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of the stoichiometric point, excellent works have been presented by Svenson and Andersson [16, 17]. Under the monitoring of UV spectroscopy, a series of functional monomers such as methacrylic acid and its analogs were titrated into a dipeptide (template)-chloroform solution (Fig. 2). A titration of monomer results in a shift of the UV absorption band. The shift becomes evident by the increase in the titration. The shift in the absorption band achieves a maximum when the titrated monomer reaches a critical value. Beyond this critical point, no additional shift in the absorption band is observed except for an increase of absorbency. Further information showed that the imprinted polymers prepared with the stoichiometric composition showed the highest selectivity. So far, a large number of MIPs have been reported [18–21]. The interactions employed in these polymers are often polar in nature, such as hydrogen bonding, ion pairing, ion-dipole or metal ion chelation. Therefore, the strength of these interactions is accentuated usually by a relatively non-polar porogenic solvent. At present, alternative solvents mainly include acetonitrile, chloroform, dichloromethane, toluene, and dimethyl sulfoxide. The choice of functional monomers is intended to facilitate speciﬁc interactions with the imprint molecules. Methacrylic acid (MAA) is the most widely used one. The reason for this can be related to the greater versatility of non-covalent interactions with respect to the available modes of interaction and the more favorable kinetic properties of the recognition process [22]. In the assembly phase, MMA can act as a hydrogen-bond donor or acceptor, enabling ionic interactions to amines and hydrogen bonds to amides, carbamates, or orcarboxyls. The crosslinkers used commonly are ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EDMA) and trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate (TRIM). In the preparation of MIPs, MMA along with template is assembled and polymerized in the presence of a crosslinker. Subsequently, the template is removed by wash-

Fig. 2 a Ultraviolet spectra of N-acetyl-l-phenylalaninyl-l-tryptophanyl methyl ester (APTME) in chloroform (dashed line) and upon saturation with the monomer analog acetic acid (AA). b Saturation isotherm of titrating APTM with AA

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ing from the polymer, leaving behind binding sites complementary to the imprint species in terms of the shape and position of functional groups. The recognition of the polymer constitutes an induced molecular memory, which makes the binding sites capable of selectively recognizing the imprint species.

3 Tailor-Made Separation Materials As mentioned above, removing imprint molecules from the polymers leaves behind binding sites complementary to the imprint species. Normally, these structures will exhibit a high afﬁnity for the imprint molecules, thereby being quite suitable for separation materials particularly complex separations. The ﬁrst endeavors based on this approach for enantiomer separations were made by Sellergren et al. [23–26]. With derivatives of amino acid enantiomer as the template, a series of highly selective chiral stationary phases (CSPs) were prepared (Fig. 3). Originally, the template (l-phenylalanine anilide), MMA, and EDMA are dissolved into a low polar medium. The polymerization is then carried out in a glass ampoule using free radical polymerizations, followed by grinding and extracting the template. The resultant particles were sieved to

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a suitable size for chromatographic (25–38 µm) and batch (150–250 µm) applications. The results showed that the prepared polymers can present a high distinguishability to the enantiomers. Related works [27–30] further revealed that, when using the basic templates and procedures, an increasing selectivity and afﬁnity could be achieved if increasing the number of proton-accepting or donating sites of the template, or improving the basicity of these sites and the acidity of the functional monomers. In addition, changes in the polymerization conditions so as to lower temperature and the polarity of solvent or increase the pressure and monomer concentration have practical effects on the selectivity [31–33]. These are generally believed to be closely associated with the stability of assembled complexes. In the process of imprinting–polymerization, the change of interaction mode, strength, and polymerization condition can show signiﬁcant effects on the stability of the assembled complexes and which, in turn, inﬂuences the recognition process. In recent years, signiﬁcant efforts have gone into the most difﬁcult separations by molecular imprinting. Using N-Ac-l-Phe-l-Trp-OMe as the template and MAA as the functional monomer, Ramstrom et al. [34] have reported that the prepared polymer could easily distinguish this (l,l)-dipeptide from (d,d)-, (d,l)- and (l,d)-dipeptides (α = 47.8, 14.2, and 5.21, respectively). On a similar occasion, Mayes et al. [35] studied the anomeric and epimeric selectivities of MIPs for some glycosides (Fig. 4). The result indicated that the polymers prepared with p-nitrophenyl- or octyl-glycosides could present good anomeric and epimeric selectivities to both of the imprint species. The

Fig. 4 Preparation (a) and selective rebinding (b) of Mayes’ MIP

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insolubility of templates in the non-polar solvent made it difﬁcult to prepare the imprinted polymers with some of these glycosides, particularly methylα-d-glucoside. This was solved by imprinting the analog octyl-α-d-glucoside. Further information revealed that the effect of the octyl tail on the imprinting was actually limited. The imprinted polymer could easily distinguish methylα-d-glucoside from methyl-α-d-mannoside, methyl-α-d-galactoside, and its p-anomer. Because of a lack of alternative low-cost approaches, recent works from Li [36] and Donato [37] et al. indicated that molecular imprinting was probably the most straightforward approach for the separation of racemic naproxen. With 4-vinylpyridine as the functional monomer, the imprinted polymer showed a good performance for the chira1 separation. Relying on the amount of racemate loaded on the column, separation factors (α) for S- over R-enantiomer, ranging from 1.26 to 1.65, were achieved. The reason why the polymer prepared with 4-vinylpyridine as functional monomer instead of MAA showed better performance may be due to ionic interaction. The ionic interaction is stronger than hydrogen bonding interaction. The introduction of 4-vinylpyridine to the imprint makes the ionic interaction possible. This leads to the longer retention time and thus results in better separation performance. Similarly, the use of 2-vinylpyridine has also been proven efﬁcient for this purpose [38]. Ligand-exchange separation, as noted, is another recent application for molecular imprinting [39, 40]. With the complex [bis-imidazole templateCu2+ -imino diacetic acid monomer] as the imprint, the polymerizations form polymeric coatings. The strong Cu2+ –imidazole interaction, useful for highﬁdelity imprinting, is too strong for the chromatographic separations of substrate-containing imidazole. However, the metal-complexed polymer can be optimized by replacing Cu2+ with another metal ion (e.g., Zn2+ ) that exhibits faster exchange kinetics and much weaker afﬁnity for imidazole. As highly selective materials, MIPs have solved many difﬁcult separation problems over the past decade, such as dyes [41], diamines [42], vitamins [43], adrenergic blockers [44], theophylline [45], diazepam [46], nucleotide bases [47], and so on. However, there are also limitations present in conventional MIPs. The separation curves are usually characterized by severe tailing. These are believed to arise from a combination of factors: slow interaction kinetics and the heterogeneous nature of the binding sites with respect to geometry and accessibility [48]. In practice, the tailing can be partially suppressed by conducting separations at an elevated temperature, or by elution. This problem is exacerbated in the majority of early works on developing MIPs, which relied upon the bulk polymerization approach (which usually yielded irregularly shaped particles). As a result, low plate numbers were usually achieved in these MIP-based separations. To overcome the disadvantage, some methods have been proposed for developing uniform MIP particles. These include dispersion polymerization [49], suspension poly-

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merization [50], precipitation polymerization [51], surface imprinting [52], and seed polymerization [53]. Meanwhile, some alternative means have also been employed, in which MIPs are prepared in situ as continuous rods and monoliths [54]. The advantage of in situ methods is that the column packing, a time-consuming and difﬁcult process, is not necessary. In capillary electrochromatography (CEC), the use of MIP-based stationary phases is especially attractive owing to the improved efﬁciency with respect to separation application.

4 Substrate-Selective Sensors With regard to substrate-selective sensors with pre-organized cavities, impressive advances have been made in molecular imprinting [55–57]. The discovery of MIP-membrane electroconductivity was an interesting issue, which actually led to the appearance of the earliest MIP sensors [58, 59]. It was shown that the membrane electroconductivity could be a function of the interaction between MIP-membrane and ligand (i.e., imprint species) (Fig. 5). An increase in the ligand concentration would result in an enhancement of membrane conductivity. With the same level of concentration, a maximal electroconductivity with the imprint species could be achieved. In addition, it has also been conﬁrmed that polymers imprinted with amino acids, nucleosides, atrazines, sialic acids, or cholesterols can show similar features if coupled with the appropriate transducer [60–64]. In particular, molecular imprinting is presently probably the only choice when no suit-

Fig. 5 Dependency of MIP electroconductivity on ligand concentration: aminopropyl uracile, ♦ atrazine, l-Phe, sialic acid

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able biomolecule is available, such as in the screening of orphan receptors etc. Compared to to conventional biosensors, the merits offered by MIP sensors include drastically improved thermal, mechanical, and chemical stability. Thus, MIP sensors are attractive for various convenient applications. Based on the observation that chloramphenicol (CAP)-imprinted polymer possessed a modest afﬁnity for chloramphenicol-methyl red (CAP-MR), Levi et al. [65] designed an intriguing MIP sensor to monitor the change of CAP in patients’ blood (Fig. 6). The presence of CAP in blood leads to a competitive displacement of CAP-MR from the imprinted cavities. The displaced composite is subsequently monitored at 460 nm. After optimizing the ﬂow rate and concentration of CAP-MR in acetonitrile mobile phase, the response of this system to CAP, thiamphenicol (TAM), and chloramphenicol diacetate (CAP-DA) was determined (Fig. 7). As observed for CAP, there was a linear correlation over the range 1–1000 µg/mL. However, for CAPDA almost no appreciable response was achieved, even if it was injected to 1000 µg/mL. As also observed, the value for CAP was about 40% higher than that for TAM at the same concentration. This revealed that CAP could compete more efﬁciently with the bound CAP-MR than TAM did. Further information showed that this method was adequate for detection below and above the recommended therapeutic range (10–20 µg/mL serum, potentially toxic above 25 µg/mL). For convenient application, McNiven et al. [66] have simpliﬁed the system by introducing an in situ imprinting technique into the system (wherein

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Fig. 7 Response of MIP sensor to CAP (), TAM (), and CAP-DA (◦)

the polymer is formed inside a chromatography column). Though narrower in the response range (3–30 µg/mL), the column performance was comparable with that of bulk-polymerized materials. Recently, in order to monitor atrazines (a kind of herbicide) in drinking water, foods, and environments, Piletsky et al. [67] designed a MIP sensor. With atrazine as the template, and diethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DEAEM) and MAA as the functional monomer, a series of imprinted membranes were synthesized. A small amplitude-alternating voltage was subsequently used to record the electroresistances of these membranes in both the presence and absence of the imprinted molecules. As they observed, the electro-resistances of these prepared membranes were closely associated with the atrazine concentration. An increase in the atrazine concentration would result in a decrease of membrane electro-resistances. When using DEAEM as the functional monomer and at a 10 : 3 monomer:template ratio, the highest selectivity for atrazine recognition could be obtained. It was also showed that these prepared membranes could be stored at room temperature for 4 months without any loss of sensitivity. Based on identical technology, MIP sensors showing responses to 6-amino-1-propyluracil and l-phenylalanine were also constituted recently [68]. Over the past decade, there have been some MIP-based sensors available as transducers converting the signals of polymer recognition into physical ones (Table 1) [68]. Also considerable efforts have been made on electrochemical detection [69–71]. However, there is much room for improvement regardless of the expected advantages and great perspectives. As known, there is still substantial difﬁculty in preparing stable MIP membranes and thin layers with reproducible properties from highly crosslinked polymers. Deterioration due

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Table 1 Summary of MIP sensors Class

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Triazine Sialic acid Dansyl-l-phenylalanine Pyrene cAMP NATA Atrazine Sialic acid Morphine l-Phenylalanine Chloramphenicol Chloramphenicol Testosterone Phenylalanine anilide Phenylalanine anilide Morphine o-Xylene PMP Glucose Theophyline

MAA Allylamine + TVPhB MAA, 2VPy Aromatic polyurethane DMASVBP + HEMA HEAPTES + TES DEAEM Allylamine + TVPhB MAA DEAEM DEAEM DEAEM MAA MAA MAA MAA Aromatic polyurethane Eu + DVMB STACNCu MAA

0.01–100 mM 0.5–10 µM 0–30 µg/mL 0–40 µg/L 0.1–100 µM Qualitative 0.01–0.5 mg/L 1–50 µM Qualitative 0.05–0.4 mM 1–1000 µg/mL 3–30 µg/mL 0.1–1.25 mM 33–3300 µg/mL Qualitative 0.1–10 µg/mL Qualitative 0.125–150 000 µg/L 0–25 mM 0.4–6 mg/mL

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to this problem is the reason why most reported works have used relatively excessive crosslinkers, which usually yield an exorbitantly high crosslinkage. Also, in fact, mass transfer in the imprint cavities is usually not sufﬁcient for practical application if these cavities are exclusively or predominately induced by the imprint. Thus, signiﬁcant modiﬁcation of polymer preparation had to be made before receiving more commercial interest. Alternative methods for this currently include surface imprinting [72], ultrathin ﬁlm (UF) MIP composite, or asymmetric UF membrane [73] etc. Regardless of these, practical MIP sensors need still more work.

5 Alternative Catalysis Materials Recently, some groups have begun to utilize MIPs as active materials for catalyzing some reactions [74–78]. Although MIPs are unlikely to outperform enzymes or even catalytic antibodies in activity and selectivity, they can work in organic solvents and under harsh conditions. This makes them useful supplements for alternative catalysis materials. Unlike the mentioned separation

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materials, the preparation of MIPs as catalysts requires choice of a deﬁned transition state analog (TSA) as the template. This is because the activation energy, in most cases, must pass through a transition state in going from the substrate towards the product. As commonly known, the transition state itself cannot be used as the template, because of its instability. Therefore, a TSA must be found to generate imprints within the polymer matrix. This will sometimes be extremely similar to the transition state and substrate, or in some cases similar in the region of speciﬁc functionality with respect to the group distances. Normally, the more similarities there are between TSA and the transition state, the better the activity and selectivity expected. Otherwise, the activation of substrate would be restricted to a lesser extent. To illustrate this, Beach [79] et al. designed some elaborate experiments (Fig. 8). With benzylmalonic acid and acetic acid as TSAs and N-(2-aminoethyl)methacrylamide as functional monomer, MIP catalysts possessing dehydroﬂuorination activity of 4-ﬂuoro-4-(p-nitrophenyl) butan-2-one were prepared. The catalytic determination indicated that the polymer prepared with

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benzylmalonic acid as the TSA could display a good activity. However, with acetic acid, almost no appreciable activity was achieved. Muller et al. [80] conducted similar investigations. The results also indicated the same information. Related studies further revealed that the shape of imprinted cavities can aid recognition of speciﬁc substrates from related structures [81–83]. Thus, it is currently accepted that the use of TSA is necessary for the preparation of MIP catalysts and can play a role in determining the efﬁciency of designed catalysts. As noted, some novel strategies were employed recently for developing MIP catalysts for Diels–Alder cycloadditions (Fig. 9) [84, 85]. Interestingly, it was not a speciﬁc TSA but the precursor, namely chlorendic anhydride, that was used in these works. In addition, it does not require the use of solvent since the porogenic structure of the resultant polymer can come from the dissolution of the silica support. Indeed, the actual TSA was achieved by covalently coupling the precursor into amino groups on the silica support (Fig. 9). The subsequent process is the acetylation of free amino groups (with acetic anhydride) and the addition of functional monomer (MAA) and crosslinker (DVB), followed by the polymerization. The resultant core-shell composites were treated by hydroﬂuoric acid to dissolve the silica and remove the template. The catalysis determination revealed that the prepared MIP exhibited a good activity for the mentioned reaction. This was evidenced by the increase of reaction temperature. Meanwhile, a reduction in the activation energy from 63 to 55 kJ mol–1 was observed from the prepared MIP cata-

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lyst. Related studies also indicated that the catalyst prepared with the novel strategies was usually more efﬁcient than that prepared by traditional imprinting [86, 87]. The reason for this is generally related to the improvement of binding-site distribution. With these novel strategies, the majority of the binding sites are localized on or near the polymer surface, which increases the accessibility to substrates. Further, it is also anticipated that these strategies can partially aid in improving the performance, particularly the uniformity Table 2 Important reactions catalyzed by MIPs TSA

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Nitrophenyl ester

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Aminoacid ester Carbonic acid ester Aminoacid ester

Kimp /Knon-imp = 3 Kimp /Knon-imp ≈ 100 Kimp /Knon-imp = 2.54

4-Fluoro-4-(p-nitrophenyl)2-butanone 4-Fluoro-4-(p-nitrophenyl)2-butanone 4-Fluoro-4-(p-nitrophenyl)2-butanone

Kimp /Knon-imp < 2.4

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Hydrolysis Pyridin-derivative of N-Boc-aminoacids p-Nitrophenylmethyl Phosphonate Phosphonate Phosphonate Phosphonate Dehydroﬂuorination N-benzylisopropylamine Benzyl-isopropylamine N-methyl-N(4-nitrobenzyl)-

Kimp /Knon-imp = 3.2 Kimp /Knon-imp = 3.3

δ-aminovaleric acid N-(p-Nitrobenzyl)isopropylamine Diels–Alder reaction Chlorendic anhydride

Tetrachlorothiophen-dioxide (Kimp – Knon-imp )/Knon-imp = 270 + maleic anhydride

Aldol condensation Dibenzoylmethane (DBM) + Co2+

Acetophenone and benzaldehyde

r(DBM/Cu2+ –MIP) /r(Co2+ –MIP) ≤ 2

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of attached templates. As also noted, Sode et al. [88, 89] reported a novel polymer catalyst that could work as a fructosylamine dehydrogenase. In the presence of an electron acceptor (i.e., 1-methoxy-5-methylphenazinium methylsulfate), poly(vinylimidazole) functioned as the catalyst for oxidative cleavage of fructosylamine. The reduced electron acceptor was oxidized again over the electrode surface. The produced imine compound was then hydrolyzed into glucosone and valine. As catalysis materials, signiﬁcant progress has been made in molecular imprinting over the last few years. Some reported cases include hydrolysis, dehydroﬂuorination, Diels–Alder reaction, and isomerization (Table 2) [90]. However, the development of practical catalysts is in its infancy. In particular, more work is necessary on the activity and selectivity. Also some inherent problems, such as the preparation of template molecules, their availability as well as the recycling, need still more endeavors. Fortunately, considerable effort is currently being made.

6 Final Remarks Because of the potential usability, molecular imprinting has attracted much attention over the last decade. Normally, based on the self-assembly of polymerizable monomers and templates, the imprinted polymers (MIPs) are produced by a crosslinking polymerization. The templates are subsequently removed from the polymer, leaving behind binding sites complementary to the imprint species in terms of the shape and the position of functional groups. Recognition of the polymer constitutes an induced molecular memory, which makes the binding sites capable of selectively recognizing the imprint species. This feature makes molecular imprinting quite attractive for various applications. This article presents a limited review on self-assembly and the uses of these imprinted polymers. As commonly known, self-assembly plays an important role in predetermining the formation of efﬁcient imprinting. Only an optimal ratio could produce the polymer with a demonstrated selectivity and a relatively low non-speciﬁc binding. Too high or too low a functional monomer–template ratio will render an MIP with high non-speciﬁc adsorption. As separation materials, the obvious advantage offered by MIPs is a relatively straightforward and predetermined selectivity. Based on molecular imprinting, some difﬁcult separations, particularly enantiomer separations, have been solved. Amino acid enantiomers, chiral dipeptide, and racemic naproxen are examples. In particular, molecular imprinting is probably currently the only choice where no suitable biomolecule is available. When coupling with appropriate transducers such as electro-, photo- or magnetochemical transducers, MIPs may be applied as the monitors in several sys-

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tems. In contrast to MIPs as separation and sensor materials, MIPs as alternative catalysts require a deﬁned transition state analog as the template. The reason for this is that, in most cases, the activation energy must pass through a transition state in going from the substrate towards the product. It is also necessary to point out that there is still signiﬁcation room for improvement in molecular imprinting. Some inherent problems, including increasing reproducibility of various applications and seeking the availability of templates and their recycling, need still more work. Ongoing efforts to improve the imprinting ﬁdelity and choose or synthesize suitable templates are expected to be helpful. Acknowledgements The authors want to thank NSFC for presenting ﬁnancial support to conduct this work (Granted No. 20603010). Thank also Professor Guangfu Yang for providing constructive suggestions in the revision process, which play an important role on improving this article.

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Anwander, R. see Fischbach, A.: Vol. 204, pp. 155–290. Ayres, L. see Löwik D. W. P. M.: Vol. 202, pp. 19–52. Boutevin, B., David, G. and Boyer, C.: Telechelic Oligomers and Macromonomers by Radical Techniques. Vol. 206, pp. 31–135 Boyer, C., see Boutevin B: Vol. 206, pp. 31–135 Csetneki, I., see Filipcsei G: Vol. 206, pp. 137–189 David, G., see Boutevin B: Vol. 206, pp. 31–135 Deming T. J.: Polypeptide and Polypeptide Hybrid Copolymer Synthesis via NCA Polymerization. Vol. 202, pp. 1–18. Donnio, B. and Guillon, D.: Liquid Crystalline Dendrimers and Polypedes. Vol. 201, pp. 45– 156. Elisseeff, J. H. see Varghese, S.: Vol. 203, pp. 95–144. Ferguson, J. S., see Gong B: Vol. 206, pp. 1–29 Filipcsei, G., Csetneki, I., Szilágyi, A. and Zrínyi, M.: Magnetic Field-Responsive Smart Polymer Composites. Vol. 206, pp. 137–189 Fischbach, A. and Anwander, R.: Rare-Earth Metals and Aluminum Getting Close in Zieglertype Organometallics. Vol. 204, pp. 155–290. Fischbach, C. and Mooney, D. J.: Polymeric Systems for Bioinspired Delivery of Angiogenic Molecules. Vol. 203, pp. 191–222. Freier T.: Biopolyesters in Tissue Engineering Applications. Vol. 203, pp. 1–62. Friebe, L., Nuyken, O. and Obrecht, W.: Neodymium Based Ziegler/Natta Catalysts and their Application in Diene Polymerization. Vol. 204, pp. 1–154. García A. J.: Interfaces to Control Cell-Biomaterial Adhesive Interactions. Vol. 203, pp. 171– 190. Gong, B., Sanford, AR. and Ferguson, JS.: Enforced Folding of Unnatural Oligomers: Creating Hollow Helices with Nanosized Pores. Vol. 206, pp. 1–29 Guillon, D. see Donnio, B.: Vol. 201, pp. 45–156. Harada, A., Hashidzume, A. and Takashima, Y.: Cyclodextrin-Based Supramolecular Polymers. Vol. 201, pp. 1–44. Hashidzume, A. see Harada, A.: Vol. 201, pp. 1–44.

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Heinze, T., Liebert, T., Heublein, B. and Hornig, S.: Functional Polymers Based on Dextran. Vol. 205, pp. 199–291. Heßler, N. see Klemm, D.: Vol. 205, pp. 57–104. Van Hest J. C. M. see Löwik D. W. P. M.: Vol. 202, pp. 19–52. Heublein, B. see Heinze, T.: Vol. 205, pp. 199–291. Hornig, S. see Heinze, T.: Vol. 205, pp. 199–291. Hornung, M. see Klemm, D.: Vol. 205, pp. 57–104. Jaeger, W. see Kudaibergenov, S.: Vol. 201, pp. 157–224. Janowski, B. see Pielichowski, K.: Vol. 201, pp. 225–296. Kataoka, K. see Osada, K.: Vol. 202, pp. 113–154. Klemm, D., Schumann, D., Kramer, F., Heßler, N., Hornung, M., Schmauder H.-P. and Marsch, S.: Nanocelluloses as Innovative Polymers in Research and Application. Vol. 205, pp. 57–104. Klok H.-A. and Lecommandoux, S.: Solid-State Structure, Organization and Properties of Peptide—Synthetic Hybrid Block Copolymers. Vol. 202, pp. 75–112. Kosma, P. see Potthast, A.: Vol. 205, pp. 151–198. Kosma, P. see Rosenau, T.: Vol. 205, pp. 105–149. Kramer, F. see Klemm, D.: Vol. 205, pp. 57–104. Kudaibergenov, S., Jaeger, W. and Laschewsky, A.: Polymeric Betaines: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application. Vol. 201, pp. 157–224. Laschewsky, A. see Kudaibergenov, S.: Vol. 201, pp. 157–224. Lecommandoux, S. see Klok H.-A.: Vol. 202, pp. 75–112. Li, S., see Li W: Vol. 206, pp. 191–210 Li, W. and Li, S.: Molecular Imprinting: A Versatile Tool for Separation, Sensors and Catalysis. Vol. 206, pp. 191–210 Liebert, T. see Heinze, T.: Vol. 205, pp. 199–291. Löwik, D. W. P. M., Ayres, L., Smeenk, J. M., Van Hest J. C. M.: Synthesis of Bio-Inspired Hybrid Polymers Using Peptide Synthesis and Protein Engineering. Vol. 202, pp. 19–52. Marsch, S. see Klemm, D.: Vol. 205, pp. 57–104. Mooney, D. J. see Fischbach, C.: Vol. 203, pp. 191–222. Nishio Y.: Material Functionalization of Cellulose and Related Polysaccharides via Diverse Microcompositions. Vol. 205, pp. 1–55. Njuguna, J. see Pielichowski, K.: Vol. 201, pp. 225–296. Nuyken, O. see Friebe, L.: Vol. 204, pp. 1–154. Obrecht, W. see Friebe, L.: Vol. 204, pp. 1–154. Osada, K. and Kataoka, K.: Drug and Gene Delivery Based on Supramolecular Assembly of PEG-Polypeptide Hybrid Block Copolymers. Vol. 202, pp. 113–154. Pielichowski, J. see Pielichowski, K.: Vol. 201, pp. 225–296. Pielichowski, K., Njuguna, J., Janowski, B. and Pielichowski, J.: Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes (POSS)-Containing Nanohybrid Polymers. Vol. 201, pp. 225–296. Pompe, T. see Werner, C.: Vol. 203, pp. 63–94. Potthast, A., Rosenau, T. and Kosma, P.: Analysis of Oxidized Functionalities in Cellulose. Vol. 205, pp. 151–198. Potthast, A. see Rosenau, T.: Vol. 205, pp. 105–149.

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Subject Index

Acid chlorides 13 Acrylates 44 Acrylic double bonds 91 Addition–fragmentation, catalytic chain transfer 105 –, telechelic oligomers 47 Addition–fragmentation chain transfer, reversible 72 Alkyl (meth)acrylate, thiolate 38 Amines, aromatic 13 Anisotropic elastomers 137, 145 Anisotropic mechanical behavior 155 APTME 194 Atom transfer radical coupling (ATRC) 69 Atrazines 200 ATRP, macromonomers 110 –, telechelic oligomers 58 4,4 -Azobis(4-cyanovaleric acid) (ACVA) 40 BHEBT 74 Bromo polystyrene oligomers 71 n-Butyl methacrylate, telomerization 40 Ca-alginate 149 Catalysis materials, alternative 201 Catalysis, molecular imprinting 191 Catalytic chain transfer 52, 106 Cavity size 12 Chain transfer agents, addition–fragmentation 47 Chain-end chemical modiﬁcation, telechelic oligomers 39 Chiral stationary phases (CSPs) 195 Chloramphenicol diacetate 199 Chloramphenicol-methyl red 199 Compressive force 162 Conventional radical polymerizations 31 Coupling 69

–, acid chlorides/aromatic amines 13 Crescent oligoamides 7 Dead-end polymerization (DEP) 34 –, telechelic oligomers 41 Diazepam 197 Diels–Alder cycloadditions 203 Diethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DEAEM) 200 Diiodo poly(vinyl chloride) 88 1,6-Dimethacrylate hexane, 2-mercaptoethanol 39 Dithiols, radical addition 38 Double bonds 91, 95 Elastic modulus, uniform magnetic ﬁeld 159 Elastomers 143 Ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EDMA) 192, 194 Ferroﬂuids 142 Ferrogels 137, 140 –, magnetic properties 150 Fluoro-type monomers 46 Foldamer 1 Fructosylamine dehydrogenase

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Glutaraldehyde 144 Guanidinium ion, receptors 17 Helices, nanoporous 1 Hexamethyltriethylenetetramine (HMDETA) 110 Hollow helices, nanosized pores 1 Hydrogen bond, three-center 3 Inifer/iniferter systems 53 Interpenetrated network (IPN) 149

216 Iodine transfer polymerization, telechelic oligomers 86 Latexes, magnetic 137 Macrocyclization, folding-assisted 13 Macromonomers 31 –, polycondensable groups 96, 104 –, polymerizable double bond 98, 110 –, radical techniques 90 –, telomerization 96 MADIX 72 Magnetic composites 137 –, elastic properties, unidirectional compression 153 Magnetic elastomers, uniform ﬁeld 163 Magnetic ﬁeld-induced deformation 166 Magnetic ﬁeld-sensitive polymer gels 137, 140 Magnetic gel beads 147 Magnetic latexes 137 Magnetic particles, swelling behavior 178 Magnetic polymer composites/gels 141, 143 Magnetoelast 137, 154 Maleimide, terpyridine-functionalized 85 Membranes, electro-resistance 200 –, smart 137 Methyl orange, selective adsorbent 192 MMA 108 –, lignin-terminated 96 Molecular imprinting 191 Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) 191 Monohydroxy oligomethylmethacrylates 77 Monolith magnetic polymers 143 Mooney–Rivlin representation 154 Naproxen 197 NIPA 149 NIPAM 102 Nitroxide-mediated polymerization, macromonomers 118 –, telechelic oligomers 79 Nitroxides, living free-radical polymerization 79 Non-homogeneous deformation 173 Nucleophilic addition, telechelic oligomers 38

Subject Index Oligoamides, aromatic 1 –, backbone-rigidiﬁed, tunable cavity 3 –, macrocycles, shape-persistent 15 Oligoanthranilimides 23 Oligomers, unnatural, enforced folding 1 Oligomethacrylates, hydroxy-telechelic 40 Oligomethylmethacrylates, monohydroxy 77 Oligo(m-phenylene ethynylenes), enforced folding 20 Oxidative cleavage 57 PDMS gels, magnetic particles 178 Pentamethyldiethylenetriamine (PMDETA) PMMA 78, 108 PNIPA 178 –, millimeter-sized 148 –, thermosensitive gel beads 148 Poly(n-butyl acrylate), carboxy-functional 76 Poly(dimethylsiloxane) elastomers, magnetic 144 Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPA) 148 Poly(vinyl alcohol) gels, magnetite-loaded 143, 161 Polybutadiene, hydroxy-telechelic 84 Polycondensable groups, macromonomers 115 Polymer gels, magnetic ﬁeld-sensitive 137 –, microspheres, stimuli-responsive 142 Polymers, molecularly imprinted (MIPs) 191 Polymethacrylate telomers 39 Polystyrene, terpyridine-telechelic 85 Polystyrene latex, magnetic 147 –/PNIPA gel shell 149 Polyurethanes 36 mPVA gels/mPDMS networks 156 Radical addition 89 –, telechelic oligomers 36 Radical coupling 69, 89 Radical polymerization, controlled/living 31 RAFT 72 Self-assembly, intermolecular interaction 193

Subject Index Sensors, molecular imprinting 191 –, substrate-selective 198 Separation, molecular imprinting 191 Separation materials, tailor-made 195 Smart membranes 137 Stimuli-responsive polymer gel microspheres 142 Stress–strain dependence 137 Styrene 42, 110 –/divinylbenzene (DVB) 192 Styrenic double bonds 91 Superparamagnetism 150 Telechelic oligomers 31 –, radical techniques 35 –, telomerization 36 Telomerization, telechelic oligomers 36 TEMPO 69, 81 Temporary reinforcement 137 Terpyridine ruthenium 85

217 Tetrachlorobutyl acetate 37 Tetrasulfonamide macrocycles, cavity-containing 22 Tetraurea macrocycles, folding-assisted aromatic 21 Theophylline 197 Thiamphenicol (TAM) 199 Thioester modiﬁcation 76 Transition state analog 202 Trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate (TRIM) 194 Trithiocarbonates 74 Trithioester transfer agent 74 Vibration, shock absorbers 137 Vinyl chloroacetate 110 Vinylbenzyltrimethylammonium chloride 74 4-Vinylpyridine 197 Xanthates 72